on gas prices. Now that he is working for the govt, he no longer thinks that the US should pay European prices.

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012...er-gas-prices/



Quote Originally Posted by Obama
"You think the president of the United States going into reelection wants gas prices to go up higher?" the president asked. "Is that -- is there anybody here who thinks that makes a lot of sense?"

Quote Originally Posted by Article
Chu noted that he had made the comments before he was in government, just a couple of months before Obama won election and Chu was nominated to his current post.
So why would a president nominate this guy for the position if it wasnt a position the new admin agreed with? He made the comments right before the election so its not like no one knew about it.