Of Course They Did

And if you believe that, I have a bridge I need to sell you, along with some former swampland in Florida.

Report on Gas Prices Finds No Collusion - New York Times: "'The evidence collected in this investigation indicated that firms behaved competitively,' the commission said."

They shut refineries in California because they knew they could drive the price up and blame it on Katrina.

What a load of crap. From the same commission that was worried that medical marijuana grown in California for personal use might infringe on some other states illegal activities. I wouldn't trust these guys to investigate a telephone booth, much less my being gouged by the phone company.

They would say that it is the province of the FCC, another sterling example of cronyism and incompetence.

Tags: FCC, FTC, gas prices, gouging