Glad to see that you finally realized what many others already knew for quite some time, and/or that Big Oil and Big Governments have colluded to screw The People, since the very first barrel of crud was ever pumped.
Sure, Europeans get screwed worse than us since their petrol is socialistically priced, and much like tobacco and alcohol products are priced here in America. Not as bad as New Jersey. But, bad enough.
Still, your POLITICALLY blaming Bush for such is silly.
We Americans have been getting waltzed-around by Big Brother and Big Oil since oil was about $10 a barrel,...if not when even lower?
Hell,...blaming Bush about high gasoline prices at The Pumps, makes as much sense as believing that: "Supply & Demand" NONSENSE, perpetually put out by unarguable price manipulators, price gougers and price fixers,...and especially NONSENSE when our normally stable Demand HAD GONE DOWN at that time.
Gimpy,...don't you also find it amazing that in only two weeks or so after Katrina, that the: "Not enough refineries"(more Big Boys' BS) excuse given was rectified, and that previously 3-4-5 Dollar a Gallon Gasoline dropped down to around $2 per gallon.
Didn't know refineries could be built so fast?
Nor, that 3-4-5 Dollar a Gallon Gasoline isn't price gouging (jailable) and/or the making of OUTRAGEOUS EXCESS PROFITS like 400 and 500 percent in a Quarter?
Neil