Food For Thought

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I am going to do two things here. One, I am going to praise Biden for his recent decision to make a historical move and release 1 million barrels of oil per day from the strategic reserves. And two, I am going to reiterate my "I told you so," moment from two previous discussions I posted. Could Biden and Putin Be Working In Concert? I Knew They Would Do It! Granted, I generally do still oppose the decision to pull oil from the strategic reserves. I do not need to rehash the reasons. But what I will say is that barring another, more effective policy being implemented, we are sort of where we are, right? The option that would have a better and more lasting impact isn't on the table and it isn't going to be on the table. So, is it really worth talking about? Not really. Let's be honest here. The release of this oil is not going to solve the problem, mind you. But it will do something, and frankly right now that's better than nothing at all. This decision can also help to curb at least some inflation since a large part of inflation is of course tied to energy. Still, it is clear that I was right when I said that the Biden administration was going to pin the entire reason for the high price of gas on Putin. That's what they are doing. That's what the White House has said was the cause and that's what the media says was the cause. Even though we all know that gas prices were rising dramatically long before Putin even threw out the idea that he was considering invading Ukraine. I think that's important to at least consider if we are to have an open and honest discussion about what the White House is doing, and what they could be doing. But it also points to a larger question that maybe we should all be asking. Why not just be honest with the American people? I don't care frankly, what anyone thinks about Trump or about Biden. I have tried to be open and clear that what matters to me is policy and the truth, despite having been accused of being a shill for Trump. I can talk till I am blue in the face about why that's not true, but it's not worth talking about either—at least not in this discussion. So, what is the truth? We all know what gas prices were under Obama. We know what gas prices were under Trump. And we know what gas prices are under Biden. We also know that Biden's policy mimics Obama's and is a complete reversal of Trump's. Can we just be honest about at least that? So why are gas prices higher? It's got nothing to do with Putin, really. Or Ukraine. The invasion would still have caused gas prices to rise. There is no doubt about it. But to blame Putin for a rise in prices entirely is dishonest and simply should be something that voters should consider, and the media should question openly and honestly. There used to be a time when policy meant something more than the D and the R. And I think if we can be open and honest as we consider our future as a country we are going to be much better off overall. Even as a guy who opposes Biden's policies overall, it does not mean that I have to be entirely dismissive of every policy in the same way I was not accepting of every Trump policy. And that is why I can find at least some of a silver lining in a policy move even if I disagree with what the policy actually needs to be. I am willing to accept that something is better than nothing if it helps Americans and helps the country.