[xsmommy]

thanks for all the venezuela info that you have been posting. i have good friends from venezuela, whose families are there and committed to ousting Chavez. i find personally very irksome, the ennui of the US with respect to this crisis to our south.

[lawdude]

If W's only concern was oil, doncha think he would be doing something with Venezuela?

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[RightWhale]

The disruption to Venezuelan exports has pushed U.S. oil prices to their highest level in almost two years, with New York futures jumping as high as $32.50 a barrel today.

Bulk gasoline is rising in price as well.

[Capt. Tom]

I just ordered 150 gals for Monday $1.249/gallon. I probably could have shopped around and got a better price but I went with it.

When I asked why it jumped a dime since the last time, he said trouble in Venezuela.

I said Gee, you are mising a few more excuses like:

the threat of a war in Iraq has got us into our oil reserves
-OPEC is cutting back production after the first of the year.
We are experiencing a harsh winter
and the above gives a good excuse for gouging.
And you have to get more money to make up for customers who locked in at a lower price.

He liked some of the additional reasons I gave, but said he would leave out the gouging, and raising prices to make up for the lock-ins. -Tom