Of course, everyone paying any type of attention knows that this isn’t really useful logic, since politics is rarely beholden to the reasonable opinions of knowledgeable people. Just about every president has their poll numbers rise and fall with the gas prices. Of course, this is a dangerous game to play: Republican candidate Newt Gingrich will look like a mighty (mightier?) fool if the gas prices fall in August just as the election season really gears up. What politicians (and ourselves) need to realize is that bringing the moon to earth would certainly kill us all.

Source: CNN December 26, 2025 05:23 UTC