It's not just DemocRats causing the problems.
Have you seen any Republican do anything to change the situation, like naming names of DemocRat obstructionists or specific pieces of DemocRat legislation that block drilling or refining, or say anything beyond the same old tired phrases the 'Pubbies have used since the mid 70's about how we need to ween ourselves off foriegn oil? I haven't and I've been paying attention to this stuff since the Arab oil embargo of the mid 70's. All I hear coming from Republicans is lip service. The same old tired BS with no action. Meanwhile, I'm paying over $4.20/gallon for diesel I paid $3.00/gallon for just a year ago, while at the same time we have billions of barrels of domestic oil that our Congress, both sides, are blocking. This situation was created almost entirely by Congress, both sides of the ever blurring aisle.
It seems to me that if the 'Pubbies were truly serious about domestic oil production (and refining) they would be naming names, specific legislation and specific acts committed by the DemocRats to block domestic oil production. If there were ever a time to beat the DemocRats about the head with their miserable oil policies, it is right now. What do we hear out of the 'Pubbies? The same old crap we heard in 1978.
In human endeavors, when the facts don't add up, follow the money.....my guess is there is huge amounts of it being spread around by lobbyists on Capital Hill.....
I remember the gas crisis of ht 70’s quite well.
The price rose from $.25/gallon to $1.00..... quadruple.
The present rise is from say $2.00 to $4.oo only double