I congratulate our Congress for having swift hearings on the steroids issue in baseball and the Terri Schiavo case. Now it is time to get to an issue that has an impact on all of us, and that is the ever rising price of gasoline. At this time, the average price of unleaded gas is more than $2.00 a gallon in the United States.

Just the other day I spent $2.37 for a gallon of unleaded gas. Last year, when the price of gasoline started to spike, some economist concluded that people and the economy will be able to endure. I dare say not many of them would go on public record and utter those words now, or risk getting a 1000 e-mails of negative feedback within minutes.

This is something that Democrats, Republicans, and all others can agree upon, when we go to the gas pump, it hurts, and in many of our cases, has become a drain on our finances. In a year's time, gas prices have increased an average of 15%, and it will probably get worse. So it may be in our best interest to start e-mailing and writing Congress until they decide to take action. We do not need empty promises, but quick action that proves that the power is truly in the hands of the people. Get these gas prices down to $1.50 a gallon. It is unfortunate that protesting is sometimes the only way to get your message heard, but if necessary so be it!

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