President Obama admitted there is very little he can do to control rapidly rising gas prices. Releasing oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve and trying to limit the ability of oil “speculators” to drive up the price of oil in futures markets are two tactics available, and he has already done both within the last year. “You know there are no quick fixes to this problem. You know we can’t just drill our way to lower gas prices,” said Obama, while pledging to do everything he can to solve the problem.