The Bush Administration has done a lot to increase the price and they have done a lot to obscure the reason for the rise. Remember when the media used to point to political instability as a cause of high oil prices? The Bushies have picked fights with nearly every major producer, including Iraq, Iran, Russia, Venezuela, and to a lesser extent Canada and Mexico. They, bout oil for the strategic reserves at $130 per barrel and now they have the nerve to talk about psychological fixes, when that is the biggest psychological message at all. Thank God that the reserve is nearly full.