Gas Pains?

Published April 17, 2012 1:32pm ET



According to an AP story, President Obama, who is feeling the pressure on gasoline prices, has a plan for action which comes down to the usual, instinctive reaction of those in political power who find themselves frustrated by events in the real world. Namely … prosecute somebody. Or threaten to, anyway. Even when that doesn’t, typically, accomplish something, it may get you through the next election. As the AP story puts it:

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