20 Cents in ONE DAY

Now really, how does this happen? Yesterday I bought gasoline at $2.79 in Santa Fe - today, at the very same Conoco on St. Francis, and the price was $2.99 a gallon. For yer basic unleaded.

I predicted a month ago that gas prices would be at $3/gallon by Halloween, but this is ridiculous. Supposedly, Hurricane Katrina is to blame - she's knocked out 92% of Gulf of Mexico production.

Huh...but I thought we got all our oil from the Middle East? Isn't that what the war is about?

Maybe not.

Some Democrat in New Jersey is calling for Bush to release some of the strategic reserve to lower prices. How much ya wanna bet he won't? Why should he? It's not like he's gotta pay at the pump.

So - I amend my prediction. $4 a gallon by Halloween. Fine and dandy if all you do is drive. But what about seniors on fixed incomes in the winter? Are they better off than they were four years ago?