America's dysfunctional love affair with gas-guzzling sports utility vehicles (SUVs) may finally be waning. And the break-up may come none too soon as gas prizes, war for oil and deadly climate change all converge. There is a glumness in America as its petro-binge draws to a close and there are no clear way forward. Out of this volatile situation could come a continued shift to militaristic fascism or an abrupt shift to the embrace of progressive green values. The outcome of peak oil is yet to be revealed.