What Bush wants to do about oil...

from Washington Post:

President Bush, saying "gas prices are on our mind," said today the government is again prepared to tap into the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to alleviate any gas shortages caused by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.

He called on Americans to "pitch in" and conserve gas by reducing non-essential travel, teaming up in carpools and using mass transit. [......]

"We're paying close attention to the markets," Bush said. "We're willing to use the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. A lot of our production comes from the Gulf and when you have a Hurricane Katrina followed by a Hurricane Rita, it's natural, unfortunately, that it's going to affect supplies."

You know, when I read that one statement (bolded by me) I had a different "Gulf" in mind...