Rep. Dennis Kucinich is way ahead of other elected officials on gasoline prices, even if he’s not leading the presidential-primary pack. Kucinich, as head of the House Domestic Policy Subcommittee, sent a letter today to the major oil companies and California refiners, asking tough questions about the state’s lack of refinery capacity, and its gasoline prices 50 cents above the national average. He added more questions about why oil companies suppress dealers’ attempts to sell E85 and other renewable fuels. And why oil companies and distributors oppose selling fuel adjusted for temperature, since motorists lose out when gasoline warms up, expands and provides less energy per gallon. The subcommittee obviously expects answers beyond the usual "supply and demand" doubletalk. OilWatchdog’s own news release on the Congressional letter is below, and here.