[Victor]

".....My guess is that he will nationalize oil companies and fix the price of oil; in the nations interest of course. He will follow the lead of his favorite Venezuelan hero......"

No time to do that. As I have said on other threads, look to see gas prices ramping up steadily...even as high as $6...maybe more....until November.

Think about something: who benefits (cui bono)the most by driving Zero out of office...?

The oil companies.

Right now there is a worldwide increasing demand for oil with economies like China and India emerging. Obama's restrictions on US oil production are causing US companies to lose out on a huge emerging market.

The oil companies have the power to artificially elevating gas prices; it has nothing to do with the market; We have a glut of oil.

I will gladly pay even $10/gallon until November if the oil companies are behind this and if they are successful.

Just a theory......

[RJS1950]

I don’t personally subscribe to that theory although there could be aspects of those points in play. I think that the price is rising on demand for a product for which we are drilling/producing less on our own.

It does not matter as long as the ultimate result is removing der Fuehrer from office and taking the shackels off of our energy industries so that prices can drop again.

[thackney]

The oil companies have the power to artificially elevating gas prices; it has nothing to do with the market;

If you honestly believe that, how does the price of oil ever go down? Because OPEC feels sorry for us now and then?

Please remember that crude oil is a globally priced, fungible commodity.