Just a Reminder: Obama WANTS High Gas Prices (With Video Proof)

So today we see, via ABC news a report on gas prices where during the report itself they saw the station behind them raise prices by ten cents.  And it is worth noting that the prices are much, much better where I live—at around $3.60 (recognizing that there are daily fluctuations).

You can watch that on video here.  I am not embedding it because ABC videos tend to start on their own, which is annoying.  Besides a pair of screencaps tell the whole story.  First before:

And now after:

And yes, Obama wants high gas prices.  Here’s what he said about this during the 2008 campaign:

Shorter Obama: Prognosticating on the Economy is Above My Pay Grade!

I think that is a reasonable, albeit snarky, summary of what he said on 60 Minutes.  A lot of other people are focusing on Obama saying that he didn’t overpromise on the economy but right at the beginning is the part that left me stunned:

[Update: The video player was not playing the correct video.  I will try to find an alternate source.  In the meantime, you can watch the video at the Blaze.]

And in case you can’t watch the video, the Blaze has a good summary of the passage:

Still, he said the unemployment rate could drop to 8 percent before the general election in November.

“I think it’s possible,” Obama said, “But — I’m not in the job of prognosticating on the economy. I’m in the job of putting in place the tools that allow the economy to thrive and Americans to succeed.”

Well, then Mr. President, you did something that was above your pay grade.  And in doing so, you bet your ass you overpromised:

Once again, the lowest line is what your administration said would happen if we passed the stimulus.  The middle line is what they claimed would happen if we did nothing.  And that top squiggly line, is what has been happening despite—or perhaps because of—your stimulus.

And here are a few other examples of you prognosticating on the economy.  From the State of the Union, 2011: