*sigh* You give them eyes, yet they do not see... *shakes head*

Stick to the practice of law, my friend, because you don't have a clue about economics.  Hey, that gives me an idea...maybe YOU should run for office!  You're at least as qualified as anyone in Congress!

Politicians on both sides of the aisle, as well as their willing accomplices in the lame-stream media are the ones scapegoating the speculators.  Saying that speculation causes prices to rise is like saying that marriage causes divorce.  Speculation is merely a response to market forces.