By Matt Cover February 12, 2013
The average price of a gallon of gas has increased 96 percent since President Barack Obama first took office in 2009, according to figures from the Energy Information Agency (EIA). According to EIA data, the average price of a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline in the United States was $1.838 on Jan. 19, 2009--the day before Obama took office. As of Monday, Feb. 11, 2013, the per-gallon price had risen to an average of $3.611--an increase of 96 percent. The $3.677 is not the highest gas prices have been under President Obama. That record was reached the week of May 9, 2011 when they averaged $3.965 per gallon….To Read More…...
My Take - When Bush was President this kind of thing was huge headlines, and it was made clear over and over again that it was the fault of Bush and his oil magnate friends. Now it is hardly even talked about in spite of the fact that Obama told everyone right from the very beginning this is what he wanted.....yet somehow it isn't his fault. The media is so obviously corrupt it still amazes me that anyone watches the news on the major networks.
My Take - When Bush was President this kind of thing was huge headlines, and it was made clear over and over again that it was the fault of Bush and his oil magnate friends. Now it is hardly even talked about in spite of the fact that Obama told everyone right from the very beginning this is what he wanted.....yet somehow it isn't his fault. The media is so obviously corrupt it still amazes me that anyone watches the news on the major networks.
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