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As the nationwide average cost of gasoline races
towards the four dollar per gallon
barrier, a popular consumer advocate has given America a
way to vent. Talk radio’s Bud Hibbs, known as
“America’s Consumer Credit Expert,” says the water cooler talk around the nation
has congealed into a single subject: “No one is talking about crime, drugs, sex
or TV. The nation is fixated on the cost of gas.
“I was sitting at a red light outside a
filling station and saw a SUV with the big oval “W” sticker. In the reflection
of the glass I noticed the price of gas was a record high $2.59.
“Who’s to blame? The
environmentalists? OPEC? I don't know, but the only one that sets
the energy policy in this nation goes by the name of W. If the President
can’t do something about it, who can? I'd like to think that with an oil
man residing at 1600 Pennsylvania, we'd catch a break.”
That inspired the website,
thanksalotW.com. “People are frustrated. They need a way to let their representatives
– and W's big oil friends - know we aren’t going to go whistling happily down the
highway.”
The website spawned a bumper sticker and
now the copyrighted logo is emblazoned everywhere. Gas stations are stocking
the stickers on the counter. When people complain about the high cost of gas,
cashiers just point to the sticker.
Hibbs, a lifelong Republican, insists
this is not a political endeavor. “This is not a Red State or Blue State
issue. The dollars coming out of every wallet in America are green.”
The website shows a logo on a bar-b-q
apron with the question “Is that a legacy burning?”
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