$1.85

According to AAA this was the average cost of a gallon of gasoline in January of 2009 when President George W. Bush left office. As of today, after 3 years of Obama, AAA says the average cost of a gallon of gasoline in the US is now at $3.54, and they project (minus any incident with Iran, mind you) $4.25 by summer.

How is this guy even competitive in this presidential cycle? Answer: he can't be. I have a feeling we may witness a Dukakis style loss ... nothing else makes sense.

And I might add that Rick Santorum can deliver that defeat IF he will focus on the economy and not participate in this media obsession with his social positions. In each interview I see with the good senator they open and close with questions about his views on gay marriage, condoms, women's rights, etc, all in an effort to paint him as this antiquated, out of touch, 1950's throw back (read: extremist). Santorum must say, "Yes this is an attack on faith, but I'm here to discuss Obama's attack on your wallet, have you seen the rise in gas prices, unemployment, debt etc, etc, etc?" The administration would love nothing more than to make this election about contraception, and I think that is the ploy behind this recent attack on Catholicism (or at least the timing is), to shift the national focus off of the economy ... Obama's record there is indefensible.

Rick - get back on message man.