[InChiefsHeaven]

Originally Posted by chasedude

I don't see how The Prez can have any influence at all. Oil's a commodity that's controlled by speculators, the markets, OPEC etc. I know he could use some executive power to release the reserve but isn't that about his limits?

I believe the last president could control oil prices with a remote he kept next to the bed, but other than him, no other president has had that kind of power. Least of all our current one. He's just a victim like the rest of us.