This assertion is false for a couple of reasons . J. Robinson West and Frank Verrastro say politics has sown confusion on high gas prices . The authors say presidents have little to do with spiking gas prices . For $ 50 a gallon gas , crude oil would be $ 2.50 a barrel , likely due to global collapse , they say . Writers : National Petroleum Council 's `` all-of-the-above '' energy approach makes sense ; finger-pointing does n't .
J. Robinson West and Frank Verrastro say politics has sown confusion on high gas prices . The authors say presidents have little to do with spiking gas prices . For $ 50 a gallon gas , crude oil would be $ 2.50 a barrel , likely due to global collapse , they say . Writers : National Petroleum Council 's `` all-of-the-above '' energy approach makes sense ; finger-pointing does n't .