Quote Originally Posted by Rooskibar03 View Post
FACT: Gas price when Obama took office 01/2009 - $1.84
Gas price today $3.51


Gas prices where up under the Bush years when the economy was good and bottomed out when we hit the recession.

Now why when the rest of the economy is still in the crapper are gas prices nearing the high under bush when things where booming? Because oBama has declared war on the oil and gas energy sector in favor of the green agenda of his largest campaign contributors.
You do realize that oil is a world-wide commodity that one country has little impact on, that gasoline prices aren't set by the government, that the oil is owned by the oil companies who much prefer higher prices and that the US is a net gasoline exporter? Sure, we have a set capacity for gasoline refining, and no new refineries have been built lately, but do you want one in your backyard? There's no guarantee that any gasoline production will even go to the US, anyway; the oil companies ship it where they maximize their profits.

Here's an article on gas prices:

http://au.finance.yahoo.com/news/why...185135033.html

Corn, among other issues, is seeing a price increase that's resulting in higher gas prices, and if the government subsidy goes away, we may see even higher prices.

There's correllation, and there's cause and effect. They aren't always related. The distance between the continental masses of Europe and North America is growing at the rate of about 1" annually, as is my waistline. High correlation, but I doubt there's cause and effect.