"Consumers angered over soaring gas prices made 5,800 calls yesterday to the Energy Department's price-gouging hotline. Motorists' ire was evident in an AP-Ipsos poll released yesterday showing that Americans want Bush and Congress to make the high fuel prices a top domestic priority."

Wow, this really is a country of selfish assholes.

Gas Supplies Tight; Bush Asks Drivers to Conserve (WP)