So while they’d rather have higher gas prices benefiting the federal government’s coffers, all three news sources are perfectly OK with the average commuter (read: their customer base) getting soaked at the pump.

But if the higher prices are driven by demand, and therefore benefit the oil companies.. you know, the ones who actually shoulder the risk and effort to produce the wealth in question…. all of a sudden it’s all about the “average commuter” (and “corporate greed”. Why doesn’t anybody ever talk about “government greed”?)