Many Americans look for political manipulation as gasoline prices plunge
WASHINGTON — There is no mystery or manipulation behind the recent fall in gasoline prices, analysts say. Try telling that to many. motorists. Almost half of Americans believe the plunge at the pump has more to do with politics and the November elections, than economics….According to a new Gallup poll, 42% of respondents agreed with the statement that the Bush administration “deliberately manipulated the price of gasoline so that it would decrease before this fall’s elections.” Fifty-three percent of those surveyed did not believe the conspiracy theory; 5% said they had no opinion. Not surprising, almost two-thirds of those who suspect President Bush intervened to bring down energy prices before Election Day are registered Democrats, according to Gallup.
I’m certainly not about to complain about gasoline prices dropping by close to a third, but given the current Administration’s “win at all costs” philosophy and the fact that the midterm elections are just over a month away, the coincidence is just a bit too much too ignore. And is it in fact a coincidence? Or is it something more sinister?
There are many like me, just cynical enough to that there’s no such thing as coincidence where Republicans and elections are concerned. These are the same ciriminals who stole the 2000 Presidential election and quite possibly 2004 as well. To think that they wouldn’t also stoop to manipulating gasoline prices in order to keep themselves in control of Congress would be naive in the extreme. It could be happening, and to think that Our Glorious and Benevolent Leader and his neocon thugs are above this sort of skullduggery would involve a willing suspension of disbelief of almost unprecedented proportions.
There is, of course, no hard evidence to indicate any sort of political manipulation of gasoline prices. It’s no secret, though, that lower gas prices can only help Republicans in their efforts to maintain control of Congress. So would Our Glorious and Benevolent Leader and his friends in the Oil Bidness stoop to manipulatiing the market? I don’t know; but given what’s transpired over the past five-plus years, it’s no idle question. The criminals and thugs currently in power have shown themselves only too willing to engage in virtually any sort of behavior that will further their agenda and tighten their grip on power.
So, are Republicans and their friend in the Oil Bidness complicit in the manipulation of gasoline prices for political gain? One has to wonder…and it looks as if many Americans are.
