One of the factors behind increasing gas prices is the uncertainty in the Middle East over Iran.  Just how crazy is Ahmadinejad?  This guy believes – it’s part of his particular Islamic faith – that once two-thirds of the world is either destroyed or under Muslim domination some Islamic hot shot is going to climb out of a well in some city you’ve never heard of and bring Islamic serenity to the world.  No … seriously.  He believes that.  So now you know that this man is a lunatic. 

But … is he enough of a lunatic to use that nuclear bomb he’s building to wipe Israel off the map?  Israeli leaders certainly think so, and they’re on the verge of trying to take out Iran’s nuclear capabilities. And THEN what happens?  We know that Iran will blame the United States for complicity in the attack, that’s a given.  Will the lunatic then try to close the Strait of Hormuz?  If so, then the United States will be compelled to respond militarily.  That would draw us into the war. 

The point here is that this is a messy situation.  You really have to pity the president at a time like this .. decisions have to be made that will have a material affect on the US economy and every individual in this country; a decision that could cost many lives.

Not only do you pity the person who burdened with the power and the decisions at this point, you also have to pity our country when considering the fact that we have this particular president in charge and making those decisions.  A former community organizer and dedicated Marxist making decisions that will affect the future of our country.  Scary indeed.