Gas prices in Greencastle rose 40 cents today. They were at $3.55 a gallon on Monday and by Tuesday afternoon, many stations had jacked the price up to $3.95.

There isn't a whole lot to say about that and it certainly does no good to ask why. Hey gas companies: I've heard all your excuses and frankly I don't believe them anymore. Actually I never did.

Huricanes Ike. Trouble in the Middle East. The futures market. The War in Iraq. All reasons for higher prices, right? Baloney. Baloney. Baloney.

But what can we do about it? We're just a bunch of stupid citizens who have no choice but to buy the fuel at these prices. If there was a way to protest, I'd be right there to sign up and so would millions of other Americans.

I bought a car that gets 30 or more miles to the gallon, but every week I meet hundreds of gas-guzzling pick-up trucks and SUV's barreling down the road like gas is still 95 cents a gallon. And most of them are usually in my trunk. Why don't you slow down? You WILL notice the difference in your gasoline bill.

Oh and if John McCain or Barack Obama say they're going to fix the problem … sure. What a joke! And they're going to make America loved by all the world. Yes, and they're going to unite conservatives and liberals and fix problems with Social Security, and … Zzzzzzz.

As a member of the younger generation of Americans, I've always valued my right to vote, and I still do. But the politics in Washington, I do not.

Frankly, it stinks and it's getting worse. Business as usual just doesn't work anymore. When are Pelosi, Bush and all the other talking heads in Washington going to get that? Never.

When the older generation of politicians finally retire, what kind of a future does my generation, and the ones below me, have? I just shutter to think.