$4.15

[ulysses5019]

That's what gas shot up to here in Frankfort today. It was $3.89/gal yesterday morning.

Thank you, President Hoover!

If you think this is all Bush's fault, you're nuts.

Try looking up some messages of mine that called this very thing nearly two years ago.

Little thing called Peak Oil...learn about it.

I use Valvoline.

[TheConfessor]

I use Valvoline.

Are you still using that greasy kid's stuff? You should switch to Vitalis with V7. Watch me... now, let's compare combs.

[earendel]

That's what gas shot up to here in Frankfort today. It was $3.89/gal yesterday morning.

Thank you, President Hoover!

Who will you blame after January 2009? How long does the 'Bush stink' last for you?

At what point does it become the incumbent's fault?

Finally, just how powerful do you think the President, any President, is?

The fact that China is adding 25,000 cars PER DAY to their highways and thus, along with a booming economy in India with commensurate upturn in oil/gas use, has nothing to do with the current price of gas?

A stronger demand with no increase in supply (even minor declines due to Nigeria, et al) and you wonder why prices rise? I'm not an expert so I don't know how much the speculators' market is affecting the price, but I sure do think the old supply and demand model is in play.

It's at least partly in play, but speculation is also involved. The problem is that, thanks to Enron's powerful friends in Congress (and, yes, the presidency), we have no way of knowing who is involved. The so-called "Enron loophole" (because it was added to an energy bill at the request of Enron) exempts energy speculators who trade electronically from any sort of US regulation) is the cause. John McCain favors retaining the "Enron loophole" largely on the advice of his economic advisor, Phil Gramm, who, as it turns out, was the person who added the loophole while his wife was serving on Enron's board of directors.

[littlebeast13]

If you think this is all Bush's fault, you're nuts.

Try looking up some messages of mine that called this very thing nearly two years ago.

Um..... those went down with the TUB last year....

Another Vast Right Wing Conspiracy, no doubt......

lb13