me the bigger issue would be the middle east. gas prices were this high a few years ago. we survived. the people of syria, bahrain and other arab countries are being killed by their own governments and they have little means of defending themselves. it will be pathetic if the united states stands by like we did in rwanda and then declares never again after it's too late. w. in pennsylvania says, we love free markets until the supply/demand ratio causes our oil addiction to cost us money. we don't get pay what the rest of the world already pays, why are we involved in three wars against countries that have not harmed us and have no capacity to harm us? they just have the resource that is our corporations want. and marlene writes, given just those two choices, i would pick gasoline prices, but the real issue for the 2012 election should be just one thing, jobs. if you want to read more, go to my blog. >> jack, thanks very much. his voice helped make aflac