Supply Chain problems = more demand for diesel

[dan_s]

Pete Buttigieg did the rounds on U.S. political talk shows to stress that President Joe Biden's administration was doing everything it could to alleviate congestion at the country's overloaded ports, railways and roads, and that the government will "re-evaluate all of our options" to relieve the bottlenecks. < In other words Team Biden has no clue what to do other than beg workers and truck drivers to work longer hours.

But "a lot of the challenges that we have been experiencing this year will continue into next year," the transport chief and former presidential candidate told CNN's "State of the Union" show.

Buttigieg added that the supply side crunch was being exacerbated by extraordinary pent-up demand in the United States.

"Demand is off the charts, retail sales are through the roof," he said, and the country's transportation and shipping infrastructure has been unable to keep up.

With the Christmas holiday season gearing up as America's coronavirus-battered economy rebounds, US retailers are taking unprecedented steps to try to navigate around myriad supply chain obstacles.

Biden recently announced a commitment by the Port of Los Angeles to begin 24-hour operations in an effort to ease congestion which has seen multiple cargo ships anchored off the coast awaiting opportunities to unload.

[Fraser921]

Buttigeg is a joke, Bidens whole team is a bunch of clowns with no business experience.

[dan_s]

I was not a fan of Trump's style, but I do miss his business sense. We sure need some business sense now.

My take on most politicians is that never were able to hold a real job in the private sector, so they got into politics where they can make terrible mistakes and still get reelected. Plus, senators make bad presidents because they never held a significant leadership position.