Michelle Bachmann should go the way of two dollar gas

Bachmann is going to bring back $2.00 gas. There are only two small problems, she can’t do it and it wouldn’t be that great if she did. Presidents don’t have that kind of power. The price of gas is impacted by a number of different factors, many of which are not under the control of the President. Can the President control the stability of dozens of foreign countries? What about weather patterns? Potential environmental disasters? All the drivers of supply and demand? Just drilling for oil, forgetting the environmental and other impacts, isn’t going to provide enough oil to make a big difference and isn’t a long term solution to any problem. Besides, gas prices are the least of our worries. It isn’t high gas prices that have caused the economic meltdown. High gas prices don’t cause wars or spread hate and intolerance. Besides, we still pay less for gas than the citizens of most other developed countries. High gas prices also create more incentive for the development and use of alternative sources of energy. Also, low gas prices are often driven by reduced demand, caused by economic problems. The bottom line is Michelle Bachmann either doesn’t know what she’s talking about or she is deliberately trying to attract voters with empty promises and blatant distortions of the truth. Either way, she isn’t qualified to be President.