But let's see how this plays out. My mind tells me smoke and mirrors, but I'm open minded. Let's see.

What game are they playing?

so many muslim oil billionaires

In that respect, they sound benefit from sanctions on Iran.

and the result would be a ramp up again of U.S. oil. I.e., the Saudi push had kept the prices low to drive the U.S. producers out of the market due to the cost to produce. It will have to be a delicate balance.

Just note that oil was feeling a lot of pressure to the downside as Iran's sanctions were looking like they would be lifted...on the lift, oil went down further - it does affect Brent more than WTI, but the spread between those two need to be somewhat tight now that we are allowed to export oil (oil is quasi-fungible).


Agree with your point though - hard for oil to go much above 60-65 as more shale producers come on line - especially after they slashed the cost of production for dirty fracky oil since the plunge.

depends on what the dollar does and if speculators decide to re-enter this commodity again. And with Keystone apparently on again, Canada will eventually accelerate their tar sands oil into the market (unless Trudeau is able to slow that down) and add more supply (with the goal to have it refined in Texas).

We have to start asking this whenever one tries to weasel out of their party affiliation. Let's practice this and get down perfectly.

...they're also in a snit about little man's import tax plan. It would cost them millions in present form. Ironically, they're on our side this time. Not for the right reasons, but we'll take what we can get.

Just look at Ripley and crew as Republicans, 10 days into trumpagedon.

Koch/Bannon is playing with us.

Drumphucks.

>>They see the establishment as a very real threat to freedom in America, and they see the need to defeat it,”

I get the Koch's - they're the same GOP type free market bullshit.
The Mercers - not sure what they want in "tearing it down" except does that make them better able to compete with the Kochs in the aftermath?

...not that he's mentally ill and anti-American (which he is), but that he is bad for business.

The wall, the proposed trade wars and taxes, and the immigration ban would all impinge on corporate profits and the general economy.

If Trump is to be removed in the next two years, it must be at the hands of the Republican Congress. None of the conventional appeals to decency and sanity will work on them if they believe they can get a couple of Supreme Court seats and some of their agenda rammed through...UNTIL Trump really starts to fuck up the bottom line.

It's a case of 'the enemy of my enemy'.

For those, like me, who are trapped with Republican Senators and Reps, I recommend contacting them and complaining like you are a staunch supporter who is deeply concerned about how the new president is harming your business interests.

It may be the only way for us all to survive this.