The following is from Maureen Dowd's column in today's NYT titled "A Prius in Every Pot".

Gasoline prices may be hurting average folks, but the oilers who helped put the Boy King (GW)and the Duke of Halliburton (VP Cheney) in office with lavish donations are enjoying record profits and breathtaking bonuses.

The U.S. could have begun developing alternative fuels 30 years ago if Dick Cheney hadn't helped scuttle an ambitious plan in the Ford administration.