As I was driving home from work today, my wife asked me what gas prices were. My response was $3.89 for unleaded, as was the price around the Detroit area where I was driving. She then informed me that gas in Jackson, MI was between $5-6 per gallon, and that friends from the area were recommending we gas up before prices skyrocket. They didn't give a reason why, but one can only assume it was due to Hurricane Ike heading towards Houston, and thirty-percent of America's refineries in the gulf coast region.

This phoenonenon however was localized to Jackson, MI. Why - I've got no idea. Not really the place to be worried about having a hurricane hit. Nonetheless, the Jackson Citizen Patriot released a story this afternoon regarding it.

Here's where it gets interesting however:

Tom DuBois Jr. raced time and dozen of other drivers Friday to fill up for $4 a gallon.

"People are fighting, screaming, cussing, driving between gas pump islands," DuBois observed in his 15 minutes of waiting in line at the Marathon on 4201 S. Jackson St. "I call this Hurricane Bush."

And yes, with all disrespect intended for both the Cit-Pat and Mr. DuBois, George Bush hates stupid people. A useless reason for gas prices to go up on rumors, and an even more useless reason for an anti-Bush quote to appear.