Insidious law...
From Mickey Kaus:
"It's indeed deeply disturbing to learn that higher gas prices have held down demand, causing those prices to fall back to a level at which demand begins to rise again! It's almost as if some insidious law was at work--as prices rise, demand declines! As supply increases, prices fall! You can't win!"
Shutdown of Gulf supplies? Prices went up. Platforms and refineries fixed? Prices go down.