Ruben Navarrette : Californians are fatalistic about high gas prices , and remember 2008 . Comment: Navarrette says presidential candidates ' promises of lower gas prices are empty rhetoric . He thinks a good move would be negotiating to buy more oil from Mexico , a friend and ally .
Ruben Navarrette : Californians are fatalistic about high gas prices , and remember 2008 . Even if you take the bus , he says , high gas prices affect the cost of food , other goods . Navarrette says presidential candidates ' promises of lower gas prices are empty rhetoric . He thinks a good move would be negotiating to buy more oil from Mexico , a friend and ally .