Sunday, April 17, 2011

Necessarily Skyrocketing: $4 Gas Spreads to the Beltway & Five States

I blame George W. Bush and his Big Oil cronies.
NEW YORK – NEW YORK (AP) — Drivers in Washington, D.C., on Saturday joined motorists in five states who are paying more than $4 per gallon for gasoline.

The average price for gas in New York could top $4 by early next week. Hawaii, Alaska, California, Illinois and Connecticut already have pump prices above that mark, according to AAA's Daily Fuel Gauge. Hawaii has the highest price in the U.S. at $4.47 per gallon.

The national average for gas has increased for 25 straight days, and is now $3.82 per gallon. Retail surveys suggest motorists are reacting to higher prices now by buying less fuel. Still, the government expects pump prices to keep climbing this summer as vacationers take to the highways.

The average price of gas rose to $4.003 per gallon in the nation's capital Saturday. The New York average is $3.996.
You might think this means that Barack Obama will finally be feeling the pinch like the rest of us. But considering his preferred mode of transportation, my guess is he'll be blissfully unaffected.

Cross-posted.

2 comments:

Brent Nemmers said...

I couldn't care less if HE feels it.  What I care is that his constituents feel the Hopey Changey Goodness!

Jon1979 said...

I thought flying unicorns were Obama's preferred mode of transportation.