re: #36 LudwigVanQuixote

Bush was unhappy that oil prices were skyrocketing and was trying to get the Saudis to increase production.

So now, would we expect oil prices to rise? I actually do. As we pull out of the recession, oil will increase and I think that various carbon taxes will elevate oil (as well) masking some of the real cost increases, making it less of a political hot potato for this president than it was for Bush.