by NPR Political Unit

NPR's Adam Davidson recently explained on Morning Edition that despite widespread efforts to find a scapegoat, it's impossible at this point to tell who's at fault for the recent high gas prices.

The McCain campaign begs to differ:

Now, there is certainly a debate to be had about whose policies would do more to help lower gas prices in the future. But the idea that Obama is personally responsible for the current situation strikes us as a bit of a stretch.

— Evie Stone

UPDATE: The Obama campaign's response after the jump

 

John McCain said recently that 'our dangerous dependence on foreign oil has been thirty years in the making, and was caused by the failure of politicians in Washington.' As someone who's been in Washington for 26 years, Senator McCain is one of those politicians, and he's consistently opposed investments in renewable energy that would reduce our dependence on foreign oil. Now he's proposing nearly $4 billion in tax breaks for the oil companies and Washington gimmicks that he admits will only provide 'psychological relief' to consumers. Barack Obama has fought for energy independence in the Senate and has a plan to invest $150 billion in renewable sources of energy that will create five million new jobs and provide struggling families with an immediate energy rebate and a $1,000 middle-class tax cut," said Obama campaign spokesman Tommy Vietor.

Video of McCain explaining that our dependence on foreign oil has been thirty years in the making: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XsUK3OMg11c