Politicians and lower gasoline prices

Both major political parties are having debates and Big speech making opportunities, as of late.They all want to let us know what their going to do about abortion , Iraq, the environment, free health care for illegal aliens , and aliens from mars ! What they never want to talk about is how they could greatly help almost every single American profoundly ! And without breaking the Government Bank ! Now as a preamble let me just say " I remember when , I thought a Dollar a gallon for gasoline was outrageous ! ". Like everything else, the cost of gasoline , and Home Heating Oil, ( Same as Diesel fuel) is predicated on " Supply and Demand ". We all know where the demand is ...What few people know is the Supply is squeezed out of too few Oil Refineries !!! Look at it like this if overnight we had a surplus of oil , that would not automatically mean cheap gasoline . No that oil has to be r e f i n e d , and that's going to take awhile at our too few refineries . Say when did they build a new refinery in the USA ? How about 30 years ago ! So , if a refinery in California has a fire and goes off line... Supply goes down , costs go up! And not just in California , but in Pennsylvania too! Some oil (like from South America) is so thick , not every refinery can crack it... Okay, What can those running for president do ? Well it's my understanding that Oil Companies can only build a new refinery with the Permission/ License of the Federal Government...So each presidential candidate should be asked on one of those TV wingdings if they will swear to strive to get ten new refineries built in the USA in the next five years , if elected ? Then we could hold their feet to the fire for that treasured second term! Also , that alcohol/gasoline made from corn is stupid ! Because the fuel would cost more to the consumer in the end , and it's already driving up food prices throughout the Western Hemisphere . Not to mention that there is plenty of oil off of our coast's , and in Reindeer Land , if the Tree Huggers would just let us get at it !!! Speaking of Huggers , How about if Chappaquidick Ted would allow some energy company to put up some nice Green Energy Producing Wind Mills in his back yard ?!! Teddy has already said "No way Josie !" Now every one who could live better with less expensive gasoline raise your hand. Mine's up !.....