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["Gloria Morris" <gloriamorris59 AT gmail.com>]

The day before the election, I paid $1.98 per gallon here. At 4:30 am,
the day after the election, I paid $2.17. Coincidence? I think not. Of
course, I had cynically told everyone that the reduced gas prices
leading up to the election were a blatant attempt to steer people into
voting their pocketbook, and that the day after the election we would
see a jump. So I wasn't surprised. I'm glad folks didn't get duped by
the lower prices, though. Despite the cynical view that voters are
stupid and vote based strictly on moment-to-moment pocketbook issues,
they showed that they can take a broader view and vote based on their
view of world affairs, and corruption amongst politicians, and not on
how much this week's tank of gas will cost.

Gloria

On 11/9/06, Marie McHarry <mmcharry AT gmail.com> wrote:
> On 11/9/06, Rob <becida AT comcast.net> wrote:
>
> > I scoffed at the idea of "them" lowering gas prices just to make
> > things better before the election, now I find myself wondering.
> >
> Hmmm, the driving season is over. Nothing else has changed. It will be
> interesting to see what happens to energy prices in the next couple of
> years.
>
> Marie