I have a lot of thoughts on this, but only one comments for now because I almost feel directly attacked when he states

But when I see these ever-growing vehicles driving through Miami -- where I have yet to find a hill, let alone a mountain -- with just one person inside, carrying nothing, I can only conclude that America deserves the foreign oil-rich despots that are causing so much trouble.
I almost feel a direct attack. I drive a full size truck, and 80% of that time it is for my 60 mile round trip commute with only myself in the truck. However, I use my truck weekly for hauling construction material, making dump runs, or moving large items. Almost monthly I'm either towing a trailer, loading the kayaks, loading muddy mountain bikes, or loading my truck up with dirt bikes and gear for weekends in the desert.

The majority of time I am driving by myself in city traffic. I guess that means that I'm intentionally attacking my own country and attempting to cripple the nation; heck might as well call me a terrorist.

I honestly couldn't own just a car right now in my life. I could sell all of my toys, but it doesn't change the fact that I still find having a bed to haul stuff much more convenient than loading stuff on top of a car and scratching up the roof.

If I could take the train to work I would. San Diego has crappy MTS and it's even worse when living in the suburbs, so that's not an option either. I know what kind of gas mileage my truck gets, and that's the cost of owning the truck.

The entire oil thing is BS anyhow, look at the profits of the oil companies and then figure out why you want to pay over $5 a gallon; to give them more money. Congrats on the thought process.