Gas prices always spike under Republican presidents because big business knows they won't say or do anything. But, the real problem is how oil is bought and sold. If you stop teh speculators who just want to jerk around prices that would solve the problem. This came up the last time it happened about 10-15 years back. If someone buys a shyt ton of oil just to jack up the price, MAKE THEM TAKE PHYSICAL POSSESSION OF THE OIL. That stops people who aren't really in the industry from insta-buying and selling.