So says USA Today in a story called “Prices at the pump keep tumbling.” Gas stations are beginning to have price wars to lure customers. But surely the strangest detail in the story is a reference to the possibility that the White House is manipulating the price of gas: “A hefty 42% of Americans polled over the weekend said they think fuel prices are being manipulated by the Bush administration to help Republicans in an election year.” Yes. That must be it. How blind I’ve been.