Obama has admitted he is OK with the high gas prices

Really.  He may not be interested in bringing the price of oil down, but I think most Americans are:

The Heritage Foundation points out that hammering the American consumer with high gas prices to make electric and hybrid cars more appealing is consistent with Obama administration policy and Chu's philosophy. That explains the refusal to allow the building of the Keystone XL pipeline and to allow drilling in wide areas of the U.S. and offshore areas.

Let me put this another way.  Obama is imposing (another) de facto tax that is crushing our economy and takes money directly out of your wallet to benefit a connected few and to please the left wing intelligentsia, but of course they are smarter than us.  So shut up, sit down and pay up. For your own good.