WASHINGTON - For the fifth straight week, average retail gasoline prices have dropped nationwide, falling below $2.40 a gallon for the first time since early August. The federal Energy Information Administration said Monday that U.S. motorists paid $2.376 cents a gallon on average for regular grade last week, a decline of more than 10 cents from the previous week. MSNBC helped contribute to this post. Now since gas prices have started falling there is no mention of thanks to George W. Bush. And why not? Didn't everyone blame Mr. Bush for the rise in gas prices? Here is part of an article from ABCnews.com on March 23, 2005 BLAME — More Americans are now blaming President Bush for the rising oil and gas prices — 34 percent do, up from 27 percent last May. And Bush is also receiving more blame than others: Fewer, 19 percent, blame U.S. oil companies and 23 percent blame other oil producing countries. Well now gas prices are down and there have been no thank you's, not apologies, and no stories written that I have seen that have thanked the U.S. president for lowering the gas prices. Mr. Bush even tapped into the reserves to help out the American people. But there are alot of people who want to blame him for all of our hardships. Since we all know how he raised the prices. How ridiclous can people be? Get real. Sounds like another T.O. story. Or why don't we just blame the French?