Commentary
“Gas is over $5! For regular?!” conservative talk show host Sean Hannity exclaims incessantly to his extensive radio audience. “Never in my life have I seen anything like that! Five dollar gas!”
Only it’s not. It might have been a month ago but today, according to the American Automobile Association (AAA), the national average for regular is $4.44. The general trend seems to be down. A month from now it might be $3.44, in two months maybe $3.01, and by the November election even lower.
The press, biased almost beyond recognition, will of course chortle. It was just a minor interruption—entirely Putin’s fault….