[Mountain Mary]

I keep thinking that the evil Obama regime will find a way to lower gas prices before Nov., if only temporarily.

Will they be able to at least create this illusion?

[jjw]

I keep thinking that the evil Obama regime will find a way to lower gas prices before Nov., if only temporarily.

Will they be able to at least create this illusion?

How bout interest rates are jacked up through the roof, causing a huge surge in the dollar, and corresponding decrease in gas price?

[ScottinVA]

“Will they be able to at least create this illusion?”

Yep. Ten days before re-election (face it.. that`s what it is if Romney`s the GOP nominee), Obama could announce a major release of oil from the SPR. A couple days later, he could announce the approval of Keystone or some other major drilling initiative... all the while knowing the leftards won`t desert him. Gas prices drop by a quarter per gallon nearly immediately.

Because these are American voters who don`t study cause and effect and concentrate only on the here and now, they`ll be in awe of Obama`s “ability” to enact change for the “good of working families.”

Three days after re-election the approval for drilling will be unceremoniously rescinded “for further study.”

[jveritas]

What way? How? Releasing oil from strategic oil reserves would not help a lot because they are very limited. The oil markets are not going to react as positive as Obama thinks if he releases oil from the strategic oil reserve... the oil markets are not that stupid. Short of putting a sustained 5 millions of barrel of oil in the world markets each day the oil price would remain very high.

[jveritas]

What way? How? Releasing oil from strategic oil reserves would not help a lot because they are very limited. The oil markets are not going to react as positive as Obama thinks if he releases oil from the strategic oil reserve... the oil markets are not that stupid. Short of putting a sustained 5 millions of barrel of oil in the world markets each day the oil price would remain very high.