since oil is going up because of the middle east, since the middle east is in turmoil because of iraq, since iran is emboldened because of the thought that the west can't do anything to them because of the iraq fiasco, i think you can figure out the reason for an increase in gas prices, along withn typical oil greed. But, the dems are working towards a solution, they want to pull out of iraq, allievating tensions, creating a bit more stability, causing a decrease in prices.
Its a lot better than stay the course