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the price high at the pump thus widening the gap between retail price (gas) and wholesale price (oil).
With only a few months left in office and the Hurricane Machine working overtime there is much to be done. This is W's last shot at making some "real" big oil money.
FWIW, I'd look for W to announce that we have dragged OBL out of the rocks of Pakistan any day now. And you know, the sad truth is that W's had him locked in the cellar in Crawford, Texas for years, just waiting on the right "time".