Over the weekend, the Drudge siren sounded, triggering a wave of national coverage: gasoline prices on Catalina Island, off the coast of Southern California, had surpassed $7 a gallon. But while conservative media are hyping the price one town is paying for gas, the people living there are not so concerned.

The main city, Avalon, regulates the number and size of vehicles so tourists get around by foot or golf carts, as do many residents since there is a 14 year waiting list to own a car. Residents say the price of gas on the island is always significantly higher than on the mainland, likely because the two local gas stations receive gasoline by barge.

CNN covered Catalina's prices briefly, but Fox News actually tried to connect Catalina's prices to President Obama's poll numbers and economic record. Fox News anchor Bill Hemmer boldly declared that “the gap” between Catalina's prices and the national average of $3.93 could “easily close,” and his guest, the Wall Street Journal's Stephen Moore said the Catalina prices were “very troubling” before going on to falsely blame the Obama administration. Breitbart.com even labeled it one of the “Devastating Facts About The Obama Economy.”

Obviously, the U.S. government doesn't control gas prices, let alone the local conditions unique to Catalina. But if there's one national lesson to be learned from the Catalina story it's this: high gasoline prices only hit hard if you're addicted to oil.