That is the Pelosi Premium at work right there...Speaker Pelosi Tells Larry King Gas Costs Two-and-a-Half Dollars
Shockingly Out-of-Touch with Cost of the Pelosi Premium on Hard-Working Americans
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CNN’s LARRY KING: “I want to get this right. In a 2006 press release, you declared Democrats have a ‘common sense plan to help bring down skyrocketing gas prices.’ Gasoline now, it keeps going up – record high in the history of gasoline. What happened?”
SPEAKER PELOSI: “Well, it’s almost three times what it was when President Bush took office. It was $1-something when he took office. Now it’s $2.56, on average, but it’s higher in California – “
LARRY KING: “I think $3.50 they’re saying now. “
SPEAKER PELOSI: “$3.50, oh, down six cents. It’s higher where I’m from in California, sad to say.”
(Source: CNN’s Larry King Live, 4/24/08)
National Average Gas Price TODAY According to AAA: $3.577
UPDATE: Here is the video...