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zbdent

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1. the impact of $4 a gallon is muted by the fact that
Wed May 16, 2012, 07:57 AM
May 2012

it was hit before ... that's why they were screaming (in 2009) about the idea that gas would hit FIVE DOLLARS A GALLON under Obama.

Don't believe that the "sting" is muted?

How many "threshholds" has the Dow passed through under Obama in the Dow's climb back to where it was? How come it's not so much "news" when the Dow passes a mark with three zeros on the right side?

It's been done before. The "liberally-biased media" might wake up when the Dow is nearing 15K. Or maybe when the NASDAQ clears 5000 again. But only MAYBE.

But $4/gallon still hits ya ...

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