Saturday, August 25, 2012

Gas Prices Nearing that $4 A Gallon Psychological Threshold

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/week-history-gas-prices-have-never-been-higher

With quite a few potentials to break through that level.
As I've indicated before, I believe that Obama is sunk if the price stays north of $4 for any meaningful period this year.  Perhaps he understands this too, given the talk of releasing from the strategic reserve.
A lot depends on the path that hurricanes take this year, and their number and severity---not just the one menacing the Republican convention.  Iran is of course a factor as well, as is the unfolding nonstop crisis in Europe.  Will Greece exit or be ejected before the election?  Will another of the PIIGS' shoes drop?

1 comment:

Jack Black said...

Lance Armstrong's being declared guilty of doping without proof is hurting the god state's credibility. People really don't like this guilty until proved innocent system we've got going on here.