Bush's friends in Saudi Arabia kept production up through the election, but now are cutting it. Supply and Demand.. . But- according to the futures markets- it's not expected to skyrocket.. . It's time we start increasing the gas tax. At 18.5 cents a gallon, it's the lowest in the world, and hasn't increased in over 20 years (so on a percentage basis, it's actually fallen). By increasing the cost of gas (slowly, over time), it will encourage conservation- so less of our $$ are going to the middle east, reduce our impact on global warming, and increase our tax revenue in order to pay back some of the 8.5Trillion dollar debt that we've built up.. . I understand that everyone wants cheap gas... but this has gotta' change. It's not a good thing for our country.