"This has got to be a focus of the Obama campaign going forward, pressing this already present advantage on the issue of gas prices."
While I think some of the current gas prices is a speculative bubble and collateral damage caused by the weak dollar, that doesn't mean that Obama will be able to fix it easily. If you run on gas prices and can't actually lower them, it doesn't help you. Better to use the issues that you know you can effect.
I disagree with your disagreement. Just because it cannot be fixed easily doesn't mean you can't campaign on it. As a matter of fact the US needs strong leadership in terms of energy independence and McCain is not it.
Something should have been done about the energy policy years ago but the Jesusland decided they wanted their oil exec saints in the Whitehouse. Actually their pain makes for a nice schaedenfraude.... but I'm rambling.
Anyway, the only way gas prices can be lowered is with a big push for alternative energy rail transport and plug in hybrids. Without the right economic mixture we might not be able to stave off collapse. Obama is America's last chance to straighten out the situation before chaos ensues.
