Political Quotes

“the American people need help because they are suffering at the gas pump. With the national average price for gasoline up at around $3.75 per gallon, representing an increase of about 40 cents from a year ago and about 20 cents from just 1 month ago, citizens are suffering and they need relief. It is important to point out in this context that when President Obama took office, gas prices were at about $1.85 per gallon. Now that they are up to about $3.75 per gallon we can see a steady increase. Over this 38-month period of time of his Presidency so far, gasoline prices have risen an average of about 5 cents per gallon per month. This is staggering when we think about the fact that if he is reelected--if he serves out the rest of this term and if he is reelected--that is a total of an additional 58 months. With that increase, gas prices will be up at around $6.60 per gallon. This is a lot of money. It is staggering. It affects everything we do--from the miles we drive to the products we buy at the grocery store. Everything gets more expensive when the fuel we use to transport ourselves and our products becomes more expensive. Now, to some extent, one could suggest this was not only foreseeable, but it was actually foreseen. To some, it was considered a desired outcome. Let's consider, for example, that in 2008, Dr.…”