Bush escapes blame for high gasoline prices

[struggle4progress]

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More than half of Americans, 54 percent, expect the price of gasoline will cause a financial hardship for them or their families in the next six months, according to a poll conducted for The Associated Press this month by Ipsos-Public Affairs.

Those fears about gas prices may have slowed the return of economic confidence, but people in another recent poll were evenly divided on whether Bush or Democrat John Kerry would do a better job of handling fuel prices.

The president hasn't been able to get a boost in public perception of the labor market, despite recent job creation. But on the other hand, Bush hasn't been penalized for high prices at the pumps.

Fewer than one-third of Americans in recent surveys blame the president for gas prices, which rose steadily through the spring to an average of more than $2 a gallon and only recently dropped slightly.
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http://www.tucsoncitizen.com/index.php?page=opinion&story_id=062104b4_gasprices

[louis-t]

1. Fewer than one third of Americans

blame an admin run by oil men and with connections to companies who are on trial for creating their own energy crises? What's it gonna take?

[Disturbed]

2. Shrub escapes blame for everything.

That is the story of his life. He never accepts blame for anything either.

[THUNDER HANDS]

3. about 33 million labotomies, I'd imagine

[struggle4progress]

4. I dunno. Maybe a rapid further price rise. eom

[sam sarrha]

5. petroleum companies profits up 90% during the non-shortage.