Next time you hear a Democrat complain about high gas prices, ask what they think of California Attorney General Jerry Brown’s attempts to hinder refinery expansion in Richmond, Calif. Commodity experts have spoken this summer on how the refinery bottleneck, perhaps more than even the high price of crude oil, is responsible for keeping gas prices high. From the Contra Costa Times:

California Attorney General Jerry Brown, who sued San Bernardino County for failing to factor greenhouse gas emissions in its general plan, is turning his attention to Contra Costa County and its two refinery- expansion proposals. Brown has submitted critical comments to Richmond planners as part of the city’s environmental analysis of a Chevron project and appealed the county Planning Commission’s approval of a ConocoPhillips Rodeo refinery upgrade on the grounds that it has failed to mitigate the impacts on global warming.

Proposed election slogan: “Vote for the Ass, get Ten-Dollar Gas!”