Truckers are driving 20 miles per hour on the New Jersey Turnpike in protest of $4.02 diesel; Joe Kennedy's appearing in TV spots heralding low-cost oil for low-income Americans with just one ethical catch - it's a gift from Venezuela; 62-year-old Aloha Airlines has gone fuselage up, unable to keep pace with rising fuel prices. Patience is waning, vitriol isn't (unless you subscribe to this theory) .

What better time for the top executives at the five biggest U.S. oil companies to pay a visit to Capitol Hill and try to explain away record-breaking profits? Have at 'em, Congressman Markey.