At least he has admitted that the rat response (lawsuits, regulations, new energy economy, windfall profits tax, carbon taxes, and predatory pricing laws) is just an empty suit. Since he knows that conservative ideas (increasing supply, private investment, reduced environmental regulations) will never be enacted, he is probably right unless there is a depression.
Then he should say, the solutions at our disposal aren't acceptable to him and the Democrat Party. That they have other priorities that are greater than lower energy costs.
So saying, "there ain't no solutions," is dishonest, and bad english.