High gas prices due to the Bush economic miracle

[Cocoa]

http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/chi-0403090229mar09,1,3475400.story?coll=chi-news-hed

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An array of factors have helped create the price spike, including increased demand for gasoline in the improving U.S. economy, new requirements for lower-sulfur gasoline, which some overseas suppliers can't meet, and refinery maintenance shutdowns in February and March, said JoAnne Shore, senior analyst for the federal Energy Information Agency.

[RobertSeattle]

1. Surprise they didn't try this spin...

"...increase demand for gasoline, due to the millions of unemployed driving to and from unemployment offices..."

[zbdent]

2. Yeah, all those newly-employed people driving off to their new jobs

in their half-off SUVs.

Right.

"Noah."

"WHATTTT????"

"How long can you tread water?"

[montanacowboy]

3. Does that mean that all

those commuters going back to work are putting pressure on the gas reserves - ergo...high gas prices are a GOOD THING because it shows * is creating jobs -

boy, go figure this spin - what next?

[Cocoa]

4. everything's a good thing

this is the most optimistic administration in history.