Wall Street oil speculators are driving up gas prices - Pelosi chart

[tabatha]

[tabatha]

1. Number of oil rigs quadrupled under Obama

http://www.flickr.com/photos/speakerpelosi/

[tabatha]

2. US dependence on foreign oil lowest in 17 years

[tabatha]

3. US oil production at highest level in 8 years

[tabatha]

4. Republicans work to protect oil subsidies

[tabatha]

5. Thank you Nancy Pelosi, I love the charts on your Flickr photostream.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/speakerpelosi/

[Skidmore]

6. This morning on NPR there was a guy flacking for fracking as the future of

oil independence right down to the development of automobiles and power plants fueled by NG. I was happy to hear that the host included commentary and facts on renewable energy sources too.

[Vincardog]

7. They are not "speculators" they are PROFITEERS. We need a special 99% windfall profits tax

[toddwv]

8. Exactly