[Hoot Gibson]

The only way to lower the price of gasoline is to increase the supply and convince the market that demand will not outstrip supply in the foreseeable future. Currently, the policies of our federal government are keeping prices high by essentially embargoing our own energy supplies.

If you want a lesson on how to combat high gasoline prices, study how Ronald Reagan did it in the 1980s. New tactics are needed today but the strategy then, as it should be now, was to put more oil on the market and let market forces push prices down. It worked then and it would work now.

What absolutely will not work is demonizing oil companies for prices that are beyond their control - and punishing them by imposing new taxes. Taxes on oil companies will be paid for by consumers and will lead to higher prices. Any nitwit should be able to figure this out, yet our president is advocating new taxes as a response to higher gasoline prices. Unbelievable...yet misinformed stooges will vote for this socialist by the millions next year.