Monday, March 21, 2011

Pump prices may put Obama in peril

Washington Times  "Consumers' pain at the gas pump will likely be shared by President Obama at the polls in 2012 and could cost him a second term unless energy prices take a drastic turn for the better in the next 18 months.
""Energy prices should be the Achilles' heel for Obama," said Scott Wheeler, executive director of a conservative political action committee."  Via Heritage.

NY Times  "Volvo, the Swedish automaker, is the most reliant of the European car companies on Japanese parts — seven of its suppliers are based in the region ravaged by the earthquake and tsunami, including one on the cusp of the radiation zone. Volvo managers are trying to determine how many parts already were loaded on ships."

 The Double Whammy Of Libya And Japan Bullish For Oil Prices  "What’s more: crude oil demand in the US rose 4.4% last month, further indication of a recovering economy.
"Add in the very real blow to nuclear power prospects by the the existence of iodine and cesia in the Tokyo tap water and the uncertainty of getting the reactors in northern Japan completely under control and in repair."

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