Actually there is a great excuse, perhaps the greatest ever.
The Democrats must be defeated, trashed, destroyed in November.
To give them the advantage of lower gas prices would be counter productive, even tragic.
American business has decided that the end to the Obama tyranny can be forced by concerted action. American business has taken all it will take and is using the weapons at hand to fight back.
The high gas prices are the answer to the question. “Do we depose the President by coup d’état or by using our business capabilities to destroy him?”
If you think the election of a Republican in 2016 would result in significantly lower gas prices then you're fooling yourself.
Actually there is a great excuse, perhaps the greatest ever.
The Democrats must be defeated, trashed, destroyed in November.
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You probably have the right take on the article writers politics. The guy wants lower oil prices to benefit dems.