Election years find Congress and candidates climbing over each other to convince voters that they have their best interests at heart.  When gas prices skyrocket, Congress votes overwhelmingly, as it did yesterday, to suspend additions to the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, even though this will not lower gas prices.  Record high food prices are no reason to cut farm subsidies.  The farm bill funds nutrition programs, but it would also create a permanent disaster relief program and reward catfish farmers and racehorse owners.  President Bush has vowed to veto both bills, but Congress is about to override those vetoes with strong support from both parties.  This is fantasy budgeting at its best.