I'm not saying it was that Bush called up the oil companies and said, look, now that I'm in, go for it, But it wouldn't surprise me in the least. It is well documented that Bush and his cronies have had oil interests for years. If A+B=C, then this simple formula should make one want to look deeper into this whole white house shenanigans including the price of oil. I say there is a direct link, it just hasn't been exposed yet. Wait a while and youi'll know. I'm also not saying that Democrats aren't complicent in this, but since it was a repuke controlled everything untill '06' and a repuke senate that holds every bill to under the 60 votes needed to pass anything, I think this falls squarely on the shoulders of the republicans. 1.20 a gallon before Bush, 4.00 after, what say you? Believe me, it would take someone way better positioned than me to prove this theory, but being a simple man, it sounds pretty factual.