This is not political, just stating the facts. If you sat on the front porch with your baseball glove and waited for your dad to get home from a long day in the oil field you would care about oil prices. If your dad missed all your school activities because he was trying to make a living for his family working 7 days a week, 364 days a year, you would be proud to know that oil is gushing.

If your dad lost his job in the late 80s when prices bottomed, you would be proud to hear about these record levels. Just because it does not support your political agenda does not mean that those of us who grew up in the Permian Basin can not be proud today.