[kaaos]

"A spurious correlation, in part, but the inverse relation between retail gas prices and President Bush's approval ratings is worth pondering."

http://paul.kedrosky.com/archives/20...pproval_r.html

[WarC]

You bet its a lot more than coincidence. The gas prices are almost a barometer of measurement for Bush...I always hear deeply uninformed people expressing outrage at Bush because of gas prices.

There are actually a lot of people out there that believe that the US gov't has direct control over gas prices...Many a time I've heard peers say "C'mon, why won't Bush just lower gas?!"

[fastmode]

"LOW GAS PRICES A GOP CONSPIRACY?

Believe it or not, there is actually a new Gallup poll out that says 42% of Americans believe the new, lower gas prices we've been experiencing are a ploy by the Bush Administration to get Republicans elected this fall. Leading the parade of ignorance is Jim Mohr of Lexington, Illinois, quoted in the Associated Press wire story that is making the rounds. According to Mohr, sure, it's the end of the summer driving season..."But I think the big important reason is Republicans want to get elected. They think getting the prices down is going to help get some more incumbents re-elected." So there you have it....George W. Bush controls gas prices!

How many Jim Mohrs are there out there in America? Evidently millions, judging by the 42% figure cited by Gallup. Here's another telling statistic from the same poll: two-thirds of those who believe Bush is manipulating oil prices are Democrats. However, if our liberal friends would stop and think for a minute (I know that's asking a lot,) they would ponder a few observations:

1.) I thought Bush was an idiot. If he's so dumb, then how is he controlling the price of gasoline and the world price of oil? Surely such an intellectual lightweight is incapable of lording over the worldwide energy market and controlling it.

2.) If Bush controlled energy prices, wouldn't he keep gasoline cheap all the time, ensuring Republican domination during his entire presidency? Why did he allow the gas prices to go up in the first place? During his 2004 campaign...when gas prices were high and hurting his re-election campaign, wouldn't it have been handy to call all the gas stations and knock a buck or two off the price?

3.) And last but not least, why are gas prices only around $2 right now? Surely if the GOP operated the gas price lever, they would drop it down to around a dollar...ensuring a sweeping victory in November.

The fact that most who believe this nonsense are Democrats is telling. With their government educations, it is just impossible to explain to some people how simple supply and demand and economics work.

Sadly, what we're really seeing here is pure evidence of the rampaging ignorance that exists to far to great a degree in our population. These people don't know the difference between a profit and a profit margin, but they by-God know that Bush is manipulating the price of gasoline."

Taken from http://boortz.com/nuze/200609/09262006.html

[LANMaster]

Idiot leftists tried the conspiracy angle when gas prices went up.
Now they want to play the conspiracy angle when gas prices drop.

It's no wonder than intelligent people ignore idiot leftists.

[katonca]

Our gas is under $2.00 p/gal.............................

I'm voting for Bush.....................again. We should make him dictator