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."

With no debate and no objective, Obama enters a war

 Washington Examiner   "Since World War II, the executive branch has steadily grabbed more war powers, and Congress has supinely acquiesced. Truman, Johnson, Reagan, Clinton and Bush all fought wars without a formal declaration, but at least Bush used force only after Congress authorized it."

NBC's Andrea Mitchell Enthralled by 'Remarkable Job' on Libya Done By Obama and Rice "...Mitchell, who after a 2008 presidential debate hailed Barack Obama’s foreign policy knowledge (“boy, he did show a command of foreign policy in terms of the nuts and bolts of it”), on Sunday’s Meet the Press trumpeted now-President Obama’s Libya action: “This was pretty remarkable – bringing this whole coalition together and getting the Arab League” to back military action."  Brent Baker, MRC

Libya 101   "So while Barack Obama is picking out his college basketball bracket, Hillary Clinton and Susan Rice, Obama's ambassador to the United Nations, jump into action. Hillary manages to convince the Arab League of Nations not only to support a no-fly zone but had Arab governments willing to participate in military action. Meanwhile, Susan Rice..."
So Obama lets Pelosi and Reid carry the load for healthcare,  Brazil drill for our oil and Bill Clinton handle his press conferences. But he has been PRESENT in spirit.

IMPEACHMENT CALLS .. FROM DEMOCRATS?  "Funny how these progressives suddenly become so concerned about our constitution. I would think that many of these progressives probably supported not only ObamaCare but a single-payer, individual mandate system of healthcare in this country ..... where do they find the constitutional authority for that?"

"Speaking of moonbats, Michael Moore tweeted over the weekend that Obama should return his Nobel Peace Prize  because of our actions in Libya. Why return it? The Nobel Peace Prize has become a joke, and Obama is a joke. The prize is right where it needs to be. Does anybody even take it seriously anymore? I mean, when Obama was awarded the prize, what had the guy even done other than be elected?" Neal Boortz.   
  No disrespect intended.

By the Numbers: Obama's Alliances vs. Bush's Unilateralism  "Just for the record, let us see how Bush's "unilateralism" looks when placed against Obama's working with the world:"...