$3.399 in UP Michigan today, filled up @ 3.199 yesterday, 2.699 the day before. No shortages as of yet. <\rant on\> I don't understand. Sure, some refineries got take out in LA, but it doesn't cost any more for the other refineries to make a gallon today than it did last week, or last year. I know all about supply and demand, but this is bullshit. Someone's gettin' rich because of this. Assholes. I cancelled my trip to MN this week because of gas prices, and the wife and I are going to talk to our supervisors about adjusting our hours so we can car pool. This is going to trickle down into the rest of the economy, and we are all going to get screwed. Even my industry, coated paper, is going to be severly effected by this.
The last thing I want to see is governmental regulation of the oil industry, but our state and federal government needs to look into the changes that need to be made to allow new refineries to be built, and spend some more money on alternate fuels, rather than the other pork barrelled bullshit programs that they are currently funding. I am a Bush supporter, and support many of his morals and decisions. There are alot of fingers being pointed at him by my coworkers, family, and friends, and I can no longer defend him on the oil issue. He may not care about public opinion, but thisis going to hurt republican party in general. <\rant off\>