Oh, and one more thing (yes, I'll do the Washington write up soon, I promise).

Supply: the amount of something there is to consume.

Demand: the need of people to consume something.

Idiocy: people stocking up on gas because of a hurricane that is thousands of miles away.

Results: gas price gouging, gas shortages, gas outages, and REALLY DUMB PEOPLE jacking the cost of gasoline up $1 or $2 a gallon because they fail to understand the laws of supply and demand.

What, you think we're gonna run out of oil because a hurricane makes landfall in Texas?