The New York Times > Washington > U.S. Report Sees Gasoline Prices Moving Higher Still

The New York Times > Washington > U.S. Report Sees Gasoline Prices Moving Higher Still: "'When gas prices go up to the level they're at now, they are in some ways the economic equivalent of the color-coded terrorism alerts,' said Geoff Garin, a Democratic pollster. 'They work their way through into public opinion very quickly in terms of affecting people's opinions about the direction of the nation and raising the stakes on pocketbook issues generally.'"