I don't believe that for one second government control of the platforms, refineries, and piplelines would reduce accidents, and it would likely double the cost.

Not sure you understand the mindset of these people and the half of the population that follows them. They all think that high oil prices right now are solely the fault of GWB. They don't connect anything with a failed democratic congress, or the massive devaluation of our currency caused by bipartisan "stimulus packages", Bernake's mismanagement of the FED, or these bipartisan bailout ideas for the mortgage industry. They'll certainly never make the connections that Democrats in congress, both past and present, are largely responsible for the run up in oil prices. 65%+ of Americans right now do favor domestic drilling. So much for a congress that supports the will of the people

Government intervention on free markets - even a few aspects of a free market, throws the whole goddamn thing out of whack.

This next election will be interesting. We'll likley see more dems in congress despite the epic fail over the past two years, and Obama doesn't really have an energy policy that I've heard.

Scary times ahead, boys and girls.