
**FILE** James Carter, 30, an unemployed teacher's aide from Largo, Md., gathers information from the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center during the 2011 Career Fair at Prince George's Community College in Largo on Nov. 3, 2011. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

President Obama speaks at Prince George's Community College in Largo, Md., on Thursday, March 15, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

"Every time prices start to go up - especially in an election year - politicians dust off their three-point plans for $2 gasoline. They head down to the pump, make sure a few cameras are following them, and start acting like they can wave a magic wand and you'll have cheap gas forever," President Obama said at Prince George's Community College in Largo on Thursday. (Associated Press)

President Obama greets audience members after speaking about energy on Thursday, March 15, 2012, at Prince George's Community College in Largo, Md. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)