Obama: ‘Only In Politics Do People Respond To Bad News With Such Enthusiasm’

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President Obama, speaking on energy in New Hampshire, said that some politicians are using rising gas prices as a political tool. “Right in the middle of an election year, who would’ve thought?” Obama said. 

“Only in politics do people respond to bad news with such enthusiasm,” the president added.

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