administration does not want higher gas prices. the national average right now $3.76. here's the president. >> your critics will say on capitol hill that you want gas prices to go higher because you have said before that that will wean the american people off fossil fuels on to renewable fuels, how do you respond to that? >> from a political perspective, do you think the president during a re-election who wants gas prices to go higher? anybody here thinks that makes a lot of sense? >> did you notice the president said politically, that's an interesting use. doesn't mean it's their strategy. remember, we have heard the secretary of energy, mr. chu, say in the past that he would like prices here in the united states to be up like where they are in europe. and as recently as last week when asked by a member of congress, sir, you want gas prices to go down, don't you? and he said no. that's not really our intent. what we'd like to do is get