Gasoline prices keep going up and the consumer is getting hammered with gas well over three dollars.  In 2008 the soaring cost of energy was the fuse that kicked off the US recession that was ultimately driven by the financial crisis.  Both issues were made worse by the federal government's interference in the marketplace.  The US economy is set for a repeat of 2008 because the White House never learned from the root causes of the recession.The unrest in the middle east showing no signs of abating and international bad boy Iran is being as provocative as it thinks it can get away with. The US seems frozen by indecision and shows no clear leadership on the middle east protests for self determination.  These facts invariably mean that oil prices will continue to be extremely volatile, and large consumers (like airlines and power producers) will hedge their bets by buying and hoarding as much as they can afford.  Gas prices are going to continue to be...(Read Full Post)