On Sep 14, 2006, at 10:47 AM, Wojtek Sokolowski wrote:
> Without denying a likely possibility of gas price manipulation by oil
> companies, I think that such a utilitarian view of political
> behavior is too
> simplistic and obscures more than it explains.
Whatever the reason, Bush's approval ratings are tightly bound to the price of gas - unlike previous presidents. I've just updated the graphs and text at <http://www.leftbusinessobserver.com/BushNGas.html>.
Doug