First, the obvious - gas prices are higher than ever, with no end in sight. Less obvious. What we experience at the pump is the result of decades of failure to harness American energy from all sources.  And if the high cost of gas is not enough to demonstrate the need for domestic energy development, the turmoil in the oil regions of the Middle East has underscored the urgency. The need for energy independence is both an economic and national security issue and America must break its addiction to foreign oil and prioritize domestic energy development, now.  We have had our wake-up call. …