the same people that preach "self reliance" and "civil liberty" are the same ones that consume the most energy.
but you wont' see a right winger who claims a "pull it up by the bootstraps" mentality volunteering to put in the effort to ride a bike, or cut down on consumption.
Nope, those concepts are STRICTLY for "liberal communist bleeding hearts" that dont' know anything about why gas prices are climbing.
Enjoy your SUV. We're all paying for it.