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Today, on CNN.com, I viewed an article (with pictures) concerning George W. Bush's visit to a Missouri gas station. He was there to speak with 'the people' regarding his expectations of America's oil companies; namely that they reinvest their record high profits (due to record high gas prices) into alternative fuel source research. Now.. don't get me wrong; I am by NO means a fan of the Bush administration and I wholeheartedly disagree with Bush's rejection of taxation on "windfall profits". However, wether Bush is in legion with America's rich or not, he has a point (which he probably made by accident). One acknowledgement any business owner operating his establishment under our laissez faire economic system must make is that, in turn for our government trusting them to conduct business in a fair and befitting manner, they must be held partially responsible for the well-being of our economy by doing what they can to ensure it's functionality. The Enron fiasco is a perfect example. You mess up, you pay the price. What is truly unfortunate is that even though these corporate dogs are using the 'war on terror' as an excuse to boost profits, we can say and do nothing because every aspect of our lives is affected in some way by the ability of a truck, plane, ship or other transport vehicle to move about. It would seem to me that the ONLY weapon we have against this ridiculousness is investing our money into alternative fuel source research. If America's oil kings won't take charge, then America's non-committee rich will have to do so. Does everyone agree with me? I realize this post will come off as a rant but I beleive that it is important for us to invest whatever we can into alternative fuel. The federal government will do nothing to control oil-based economics until it either runs out soon (a possibility which is debatable in the first place) or their assets are lost somehow. I just don't know what else we can do.