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That's right.  Americans are crossing the border to go TO Mexico.  Gas prices are about two dollars less in Mexico than in the US.  What is the difference between the United States and Mexico?  Hmmmm?(cue the Jeopardy music)  I got it!!  The individuals in the two highest political offices in the US just happen to have interests in Big Oil.  What a shock!!  Having two Big Oil w h o r e s like Bush and Cheney in power along with several of their buddies helps to stop any legislation that would stop price gouging at the pumps.  Stop any legislation that would take away ridiculous, outrageous large tax breaks from these corporations.  Stopping anyone who cares about the American people from looking into alternative fuels or at the very least stopping these capitalist pigs from making the big bucks.  And what is it?  Conflict in the Middle East?  How convenient.  Bush just happened to cook up a Mid East conflict and refuses to end it. 

This November, vote AGAINST the party of Big Business.  Vote AGAINST people who stand up for Big Business and allow them to make record profits in a time of recession all at the expense of the American people.  Vote AGAINST clueless Republicans like McCain, who does not understand Middle East politics and vows to continue to "stay the course" of Bush's failure in the Iraq war and vows to continue four more years of the Bush style of political failure that has torn our country apart, sunk us into a dark place financially as well as murder over 4000 of our military.  

(CBS) Angelo and Sharon Romano have a lot riding on a single trip to Mexico.

They're hoping that a 180-mile journey from Phoenix all the way to Mexico, will save their family trucking business.

"You're getting more nervous as we get closer," CBS News correspondent Seth Doane said to Angelo.

"Oh yea, I get so nervous, the closer we get to the border - not knowing what is going to happen," he said.

The trucking company's been in the family for nearly 40 years. Their daughters' names are on every fender.

"It's been real tough," Angelo said. "We have a multi-million dollar business that is struggling. Everything that I sacrificed in my life could come to an end in a matter of months."

"It seemed like overnight for me. I woke up one day and thought, 'oh my God, how can we do this?'" Sharon said.

How can they keep their dozen trucks running on diesel, when fuel prices have jumped nearly 50 percent in just a year, wiping out any profit.

"We saved our money - we put money aside for the rainy days," Angelo said. "We've gone through our savings - we went through our reserves to pay our fuel bill."

When Angelo learned that diesel in Mexico is half the Arizona price, he built a large tank to fit into his truck.

"So 11 inches of the bed have been retrofitted to be a fuel tank?" Doane said.

"To be a fuel tank for the truck," Angelo said.

And headed south nearly three hours just to fill up.

After they crossed the border into Mexico … diesel in Nogales was selling for about $2 a gallon. The Mexican government owns the stations and controls the prices.

"This is quite a trip," Doane said. "Is it worth it?"

"For 200 gallons," Angelo said. "Yeah, just saved myself $400."

But getting back over the border is stressful, with hours of questions, paperwork, and taxes to pay.

"It feels like I'm smuggling marijuana back into the states and I'm just bringing diesel back," Angelo said.

The whole family is feeling the pressure.

"They had their 8th grade class trip to Disneyland. Nicki chose not to go, because it would be an added expense," Sharon said. "So we have really good kids."

The Romanos are desperate.

"There's no help. We have to do it ourselves," Angelo said. "We - me and Sharon - had to go out there and find a way to survive. We're survivors. And we will survive."

The Romanos named their dog Diesel - and they joke that right now he's the only diesel they can afford.

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