Screaming “9/11 Changed Everything!” over and over won’t work in this case…

Prince Bandar enjoys easy access to the Oval Office. His family and the Bush family are close. And Woodward told 60 Minutes that Bandar has promised the president that Saudi Arabia will lower oil prices in the months before the election — to ensure the U.S. economy is strong on election day.

Woodward says that Bandar understood that economic conditions were key before a presidential election: “They’re [oil prices] high. And they could go down very quickly. That’s the Saudi pledge. Certainly over the summer, or as we get closer to the election, they could increase production several million barrels a day and the price would drop significantly.”

Of course, those of us paying attention have known for years the close relationship shared by the Bush family and the Saudi royal family. Now the facts finally being presented to a larger audience. What the hell took so long?