I am more concerned about the long term consequences of being dependent on offshore oil and natural gas. Over the short term the current high prices may stabilize or go down. Over the long term their will be a increasing global competition for diminishing reserves. We need to have our leaders focus on more than short term patch work fixes. Concerned citizens need to sign a Declaration of USA Energy Independence and let our leaders know we are fed-up with their partisian finger pointing and patronizing solutions.