I am not going to lay all the blame at the Republicans feet. The majority the Republicans had was still not enough of a majority to get things done without the help of the demorats. The rats offered no help and do not deserve to be where they are today. It was not because of the merits of the demorats that they were voted into office.
And you can be assured the rats see no benefit to their party to help lower gas prices right now.
The American economy, driven by the confidence and buying habits of the public, is now and will continue to reflect the will of an alarmed and wary consumer. Americans are patient to a fault, but when crude oil prices took another jump from $30 to $32 per barrel, they saw retail gasoline dealers immediately post prices of $1.599 or more for regular unleaded. As March began, John Q. Public rebelled.from
Blame can readily be pinned on a failed foreign and domestic policy in which the Clinton administration and Congress have looked at election-year politics, while ignoring the effect of rapid-rising crude oil prices for the past 12 months.Read the whole article at the link. It will cause a chuckle in light of the current state of affairs.
For example, in southwest Florida, surrounded by water, ports and hoping to keep oil rigs at bay in the Gulf, a gallon of unleaded regular was $ .899 in February 1999. Now, at $1.599, the price increase is $ .70 per gallon or an astronomical 78 percent in the past 12 months.