I don't think I'll be the one who looks like an a$$...
...when all is said and done.
First, I think you've gotten way off track here. This thread is supposedly about a bunch of surveys that suggest that Americans are all for higher energy costs. I say, if that's really the case, then why isn't the Obama Administration pushing that as a central campaign theme, instead of saying "just from a political perspective, do you think the President of the United States going into reelection wants gas prices to go up higher? (Laughter.) Is that -- is there anybody here who thinks that makes a lot of sense?"
Which is it?
Incidentally, I actually believe that higher energy prices will be what ultimately leads to solutions to the problem. What I dislike is the dishonesty and crony capitalism that these people sell as the solution to a problem that will solve itself much better without their help.
