So I find myself blogging for the record 4th time today.

I see Brad's idea is much pilloried on all sides and feel maybe it's misunderstood. The way I understand it, I don't think he is advocating some sort of a official ban on oil, but rather, a grass-root, citizen-protest sort of thing. I think it has merit, but in practice not particularly feasible.

In order to generate enough pressure to cause possible shifts in government policy, a good number of people must participate and sustain the effort over a period of time. I feel it's extremely unlikely to get a large number of Americans to give up car-driving. Plus, Bush seems bend on having his war, and he can't stop now without looking totally a wimp to other countries. War seem pretty much a certainty.

p.s. I actually read somewhere that U.S. in the last couple of years was still the biggest importer of Iraqi oil. Can anyone confirm this?