Surreal

We've got the world's largest oil producer increasing output a little for our sake, and they give us some helpful advice:

A key adviser to Saudi Arabia's oil minister said Friday that a number of factors, including speculators and currency fluctuations, are to blame for rising oil prices.

In other words, get rid of the enron loophole and stop devaluing the dollar and you'll feel much better.

Oh Noes! He's off the administration's message! We can't have people thinking that drilling more won't solve anything...

But Bodman said he did not believe that they are the cause. Since 2003, he said, global demand for oil has increased because of industry in China, India and the Middle East. But from 2005 to 2007, there was very little increase in supply.

DRILL DRILL DRILL™