Bronson blames bloggers for fueling state gas frenzy

[phantom power]

This is all our fault, you see.

Bronson said the gas shortages were due to "public panic" that he blamed in large part on unnamed bloggers fueling the frenzy.

"A lot of it was people who actually believed a blog, when they see what's coming out over the blogs and it just got worse and worse as the day went on," said Bronson. "Even though all three of us were indicating there's no shortage of fuel, it didn't make a difference."

So bloggers were able to incite the public into a petrol panic while three of Florida's four statewide elected officials could do nothing to stop them? Yipes.

http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20080921/COLUMNIST/809210345/-1/newssitemap

[midnight]

1. Where do these people think we are? In a cave?

[Nihil]

2. Hey! Politicos!

> "Even though all three of us were indicating there's no shortage of fuel,
> it didn't make a difference."

What does this say about the public's confidence in the abilities and
trustworthiness of politicians? Personally, I think *that* is a bigger
problem than a panic run on petrol but it's one that you're not about
to change is it?