down. he said you need to beef up production. not at all the president has beefed up american domestic oil production. that s part of the straight of this economy. it s rocketing. the summer conversion to gasoline and ethanol mix will race it s prices. one, if you encourage more production that hurts the energy sector. it s not good for business and a critical job creator in the united states. gasoline prices have come down recently. they are down to two dollars i m the nerd too. $2.85. it s down 11-cent per gallon from a month ago. this is down from a year ago.