Why isn't the media blaming Obama for the gas prices?

America. The country wants (and has) the largest military in the world. It wants the best hospitals and healthcare in the world (which it has, but only at a huge price). It wants the biggest government in the world (which is all but bankrupt). It wants the biggest transport system in the world (those highways don't fall from the sky). It wants the best telecommunications in the world (albeit that the banks control them). The one thing it does not want is to pay taxes for these things.

Basically the world is awash in oil. There's plenty of oil in the pipeline, in storage and it's flowing freely from American refineries to every service station in America. Anyone who says the cost of fuel is high because there's a lack of oil is nuts. Just drilling in the US would not make gas one cent cheaper as ALL petroleum is priced at world market prices. The fact that these prices are not set by the 'market', but rather by oil companies, OPEC and speculators negates ALL of the BS about Obama..a guy who has no particular IN with the oil mafia. Now if Barack ordered on the grounds of national security that all oil produced domestically had to be sold at a real market price in the United States and all oil imported was to first go through a government buyer who would offer a standard price as does China, a steady market not easily manipulated by the oil companies or anyone else. would result. Of course this would be called 'socialism' by the GOP/Teabag/Fox 'News' Axis so that isn't going to happen. What will happen is a constant rise in gasoline prices, massive profits for and no taxes paid by oil companies and three cheers from the fascisti mother f&^%ers that hijacked the Republican party, gave it over to an ever reducing number of trans national corporation, destroyed the middle class with unpaid for wars and phony tax breaks for corporations and the already well off, exported our industry and really don't give a flying $%^ for this country except as some worked over real estate fit only for mining out and clear cutting. These bums aren't even Americans! And for the information of the person who posted this 'question', George W. Bush pimped for these losers the entire time he was in office, so yeah...he is to blame!

Well he really cant control anything. The rising gas prices have to do everything with the unrest in Libya and Syria. Also hurricane season coming is making gas prices climb even higher.

People hear what they want. The news normally echo's the thoughts of the public.

I thought you Republicans believed in less government and the power of market forces? Be consistent, why don't you!

because the wall street people are the ones that control what we pay. why blame obama

Because it didn't work when it happened with Bush.