pipeline is not in effect. threatening that russia can adjust the valve on gas prices to europe. putin knows that. putin knows americans are sensitive when gas prices go up. his hope is that that splits the u.s. the u.s. is already split on this. you have the former president praising putin. the former secretary of state praising putin. the right wing media is advancing that thought. they could do a stra ttegic petroleum release. they could do a gas tax holiday. that would just add to the deficit. also there's the saying in energy markets high oil prices cure high oil prices. why? it incentive advises people to get more. more supply pulls the prices down. there are things around the edges we can watch here. global energy market, those