grinch at the gas pump just in time for holiday travel. gas prices rising nearly every day for the past two weeks. according to aaa s daily fuel gauge report, the national average for a gallon of regular is nearly three bucks, folks, and that s about 40 cents more than it was this time last year. brian sullivan of the fox buzz network knows why. why? supply and demand. i mean, an improving economy s a good thing except it puts people more in a traveling mode. they want to get their car. the world, china continues to grow, and there s more demand for every barrel of oil, and that is sending prices go up. megyn: i thought oil prices go down as the economy suffers. is that not right? as it goes down, it will. megyn: so is it in any way a good sign? does it reflect on our improving economy? it does which is the downside, right? [laughter] things are better so we re going to say, hey, you know, i can afford that trip now.