You're wondering? The rest of us look at the muslim nuts and have no doubts.
I bet you didn't notice that when Bush was in office though, did you?
Wow, what a powerful guy. One trip and he practically built all of China. Don't you Dems wish you had a president that wasn't a wuss?
If OPEC is all powerful, tell us what happened in the 1980's when oil was $8 a barrel after Reagan took office and dismantled the libs regulation and anti-business environment.
Yeah, and they can go broke too, unable to continue the cash flow they need to sustain their vast financial committments. Dubai ring a bell?
Yeah, a guy who's the mouthpiece for the gas pumpers of America has real credibility when it comes to finance. I'm gonna go down and ask the local pump boy how the futures market works. What a great "study".
What you fail to grasp is that unlike the airlines, oil companies, etc, those speculators DON'T CONSUME THE OIL. It's not that they sit there and USE 60 to 70% of oil. Some of those 60 to 70% are LONG. Some are SHORT.
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You'll see soon enough what happens to the price of oil when Romney is elected. It will start to fall immediately. And you won't have to wait for him to take office. Speculators who know it's headed lower will start to sell even before he's elected. See how great that works?