Gas prices have a significant impact on the consumer psyche,

Gas prices have a significant impact on the consumer psyche. These lower prices should be a boon to U.S. retailers ahead of the holiday crunch.

If gas prices go up, the consumer is going to be a little tighter than they were.

The consumer has not run out of gas yet, provided the job market continues to remain fairly decent.

I don't think anyone can speculate what will happen with respect to oil prices and gas prices because they are set on the global economy.

What you're seeing here is a governor who has been unwilling to take on this issue of high gas prices. We know that the governor, we know that the leadership in the state legislature can take concrete steps to reduce that right now.