Curious to know why the price of a barrel of oil continues to skyrocket? Some more recent events are an obvious part of the picture, but The Big Picture contends that "for the past 3 decades, we've had a George Costanza Energy policy [see this episode if you're not familiar] -- every decision we have made as a country has worked to drive energy prices higher." It's an interesting list that we can only hope will get some scrutiny by our next administration.