Did I do a bad thing?

OK, I apologize. This is supposed to be a family-oriented blog containing my op-ed articles and comments on writing and the publishing business. I lowered myself to the level of Jack Welch, former GE CEO. You probably know that he tweeted about his belief that Obama and his “Chicago gang” cooked the books on the labor stats, reacting negatively to the jump from 8.2% to 7.8% on the unemployment rate.

My apology is for hinting that the tremendous rise in gas prices is a conspiracy by Big Oil to...