Unconventional Wisdom

At least someone understands...

Following up on yesterday's post, Fred Barnes reports the following regarding the President's meeting with reporters yesterday: 

Bush said the price of gasoline, which has been falling rapidly, is one of the "interesting indicators" that the press should watch carefully. "Just giving you a heads up," he added.

Unconvention Wisdom's Election Cover Begins... Now

And we're back. 

In December we noted what was coming in time for the November elections:  Declining gas prices and a stock market hitting all time highs.  Today, the headline of the Drudge Report all day was:  "Gas prices fall to $2.05 a gallon in Iowa."  That stealthy Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 11498, about 200 points below its all-time high.  These are the two forces that can conspire to mute Democratic gains in November.  Because it is all about gas prices and the economy, and it has been for the last three years.

Stay tuned...