Gasoline Prices Headed Right Where The Democrats Want Them –

Joe Biden has managed to weaken the office of the presidency and this nation in just over a year—and the worst part is, he doesn't care.

 Issues & Insights   "While running for president, Barack Obama said electricity prices will “necessarily skyrocket” under his energy plan. As gasoline reaches unaffordable heights for many Americans, never forget that the Democratic Party wants to inflict painful energy costs on the country. It’s in its political DNA.

"As of Thursday, the average U.S. price for a gallon of regular gasoline was $4.32, the highest ever recorded in this country. A month ago, it was $3.48. A year ago, about six weeks after Joe Biden took the oath of office, it was $2.82. 

"Recent projections that the U.S. average would peak at $4.25 a gallon around Memorial Day weekend now seem quaint. Would anyone be surprised if prices were nearly double that in much of the country before they begin to recede?

"Biden has blamed Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine for soaring prices, and swears his administration is trying to bring down prices. But the truth is, the Democratic Party wants gasoline to be priced as a luxury good, even if it hurts Democratic voters in the middle and lower economic classes:". . .

Biden Loses It Over Americans Correctly Knowing the Cause of Inflation (townhall.com)

"Speaking to House Democrats at their winter retreat in Philadelphia Friday afternoon, President Joe Biden started yelling at Americans who pin inflation on excessive government spending. 

" 'I'm sick of this stuff!" Biden screamed, throwing his arms in the air. "The American people think the reason for inflation is government spending more money. Simply not true.". . .

🎉🎉Happy Birthday American Rescue Plan🎉🎉
CPI +7.9% (highest o 4 decades)
Gasoline +38%
Used Vehicles +41%
Food at Home +8.6%
* Food at elementary schools -53% because too many children still forced to "learn" from home.
Real Wages in freefall
Note: free money ain't free pic.twitter.com/bLhCKLOEC7

— Charles V Payne (@cvpayne) March 11, 2022

More here:  Hotels +29%;Furniture +17.1;Chicken +13.2; New cars & trucks +12.4; Flooring +11.3; Lunchmeat +11 ; Dry clean +9.5% ; Tools +8.7; Baby food +8.4; Full service restaurant +7.5 ; Pet supplies +7.5 ; Toys +6.7 ; Car repair +6.7 

Lord help us; look what the greatest minds in this nation have spawned

 One Giant Leap for Kittenself Kind: NASA /508    Invites Employees to Pick Their Pronouns – RedState   "It’s pronouns, not rocket science.    

"Or isn’t it?

"On Wednesday, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration made an ascendant announcement: NASA’s joining the gender revolution.

"Blast off–

We’re committed to supporting the right of every employee…to be addressed by their preferred name and pronouns.. . .

"The statement is signed by NASA’s “Associate Administrator for Diversity and Equal Opportunity.”

"As you likely know, the space agency is far from alone in its enlightenment.

"Not long ago, participation-trophy critics claimed an entire generation would find it difficult to hold a job. But the corporations caught up with youth culture. Likewise, some may have assumed America’s updated pronoun practices would remain relegated to private industry.

"But wokeness is profusely pumping from the aorta of the federal government:

Army Chaplain is Investigated for Calling Transgenders ‘Mentally Unfit’

Sailors Can Use Whichever Locker Room Suits Their Gender Identity

Navy SEAL Ethos Goes Gender-Neutral, Drops Toxically Masculine Terms

Air Force Academy Professor Teaches CRT and ‘Structural Racism’ to Cadets

Air Force Forms ‘LGBTQ’ Focus Group

Nevada Air Force Base Hosts Drag Show

Military Generals Encourage More Women in Combat

. . . 

Let Them Drive Teslas

 Townhall

When it comes to energy, the Democrats adopt a bizarre elitist disconnect: Propelled by theological belief in end-of-days climate alarmism, they assume that Americans will join them in losing all sense of perspective and proportionality

"Well, you all imagined it," Vice President Kamala Harris commented during a so-called clean-transit event, where she appeared with her fellow tautologist, Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg. "That's why we're here today -- because we have the ability to see what can be, unburdened by what has been, and then to make the possible actually happen."

"When Harris and Transportation Secretary Pete get together, it's Platitudicon. As it was this week, when, as the reality of imminent historic gas price spikes was hitting Americans, the duo spent the day promoting electric cars, the Green New Deal and the Environmental Protection Agency's soon-to-be-tightened emissions standards.. . .

. . ."Despite the perpetual championing of electric vehicles, less than 1% of cars, SUVs and light trucks on the road in the United States are electric. The average cost of an electric car is $55,000. Even with layers of subsidies that artificially bring it that low, the average price of an electric car is around $19,000 higher than the price of an average gas-powered vehicle. The average Tesla goes for around $75,000. Leasing the Model S, not at the high end of the Tesla line, is still likely to cost you more than $600 per month. Not everyone is pulling in Ocasio-Cortez bucks.". . .

Political Cartoons (townhall.com)

Morning Greatness: Inflation Hits 40-Year High Under Biden

 

AfterMath - Home (terrellaftermath.com)

American Greatness (amgreatness.com)  

High gas prices in the US: Why are costs different across state lines? (usatoday.com)

. . ."Oil needs to make a number of stops before it's turned into gasoline that is ready to fill your car's tank, and that journey influences its final price at the pump. 

"0First, crude oil is either imported into the U.S. or produced domestically and moved to a refinery, where it is made into gasoline and other petroleum products.

"Most gas is then moved via pipeline to large storage terminals before being sent to smaller blending terminals, where it’s processed into finished motor gasoline. Trucks then deliver the gasoline to gas stations. 

"A gas station’s proximity to those refineries and pipelines plays a big role in the price at the pump. Stations that are farther away pay higher transportation costs to get the gas to the fueling station, which drives up overall costs."

"GasBuddy spokesperson Nicole Petersen pointed to states on the West Coast like California, Oregon and Washington, which have less access to refineries and tend to have some of the highest gas prices in the country.". . .

Joe Biden's Failure Tour Continues After Iran Deal Falls Apart - and Leaves Americans Holding the Bag

 RedState 

  ..."Still, it’s mind-numbing to watch Biden fail so spectacularly again while Americans are left holding the bag. The administration gave away so much to try to re-enter the Iran deal. That includes isolating Saudi Arabia and the UAE, who we now are begging to pump more oil. Biden went so far as to delist the Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen as a terrorist group, a move that has only led to more bloodshed. Further, because the administration blew up relations with the Arab nations to appease Iran, they are now legitimizing the Maduro regime in Venezuela in another attempt to secure more oil.

"In short, Biden’s failure isn’t that he didn’t secure an Iran deal (though not for lack of trying), an objectively good thing. His failure is that he gave up so much attempting to secure that stupid, pointless deal. Now, Americans don’t even get the side-benefit of cheaper oil via sanctions being lifted on Iran, and it’s unlikely the Saudis will warm up to Biden anytime soon given they won’t even take his calls at this point.

"So yeah, this is another thrilling episode of “peak Joe Biden.” This man could run a lemonade stand into the ground. I’m starting to get comfortable asserting he’s the worst president ever. Yeah, I know we’ve had some bad ones throughout history, but Biden’s tenure makes Jimmy Carter’s look tame. The sheer amount of ineptness constantly on display is truly a sight to behold, and unfortunately, Americans are left holding the bag for it.

Breaking: Google Alternative, “Conservative Friendly” DuckDuckGo, Participates In Woke Censorship Of So-Called Misinformation -

 The Blue State Conservative

"We should have known better. I should have known better. What was billed as the “secure” alternative to Google’s data-siphoning search engine has turned out to be no better at belaying the leftist barrage of downvoting unacceptable speech. What good is valuing my privacy if you don’t value my free speech or my access to all viewpoints? 

"Joining countless other companies at destroying lives and freedom, DuckDuckGo announced via their CEO’s Twitter feed that the company would begin engaging in, effective immediately, the censorship of articles or sites that promote – gasp! – skepticism at the corporate media’s approved narrative. 

"Known by the handle of @yeng, CEO Gabriel Weinberg sent out this message:".

Like so many others I am sickened by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the gigantic humanitarian crisis it continues to create. #StandWithUkraine️

At DuckDuckGo, we've been rolling out search updates that down-rank sites associated with Russian disinformation.

— Gabriel Weinberg (@yegg) March 10, 2022

 

Image from Todd Schowlater Productions.

   

Americans' Faustian bargain with Joe Biden - American Thinker   "In settling for Joe Biden, America has settled for violence, coercion, and lawlessness.  In the blink of a presidential eye, these dark impulses are everywhere — like narcotics desensitizing us, destroying our spirits, eroding our values, and transforming our republic into a people and a political system we no longer recognize.  We now accept crime and disrespect for the rule of law as normal — necessary concessions, we are instructed, to right our history, cleanse our institutions, and restore our justice.". . .

The cure for Joe Biden's inflation will come from Biden himself - American Thinker  . . ."Joe Biden though, put an end to all that, killing the Keystone XL and freezing federal drill permits.  With sky-high gasoline prices tearing through our economy, businesses will start going under, and another recession will follow.  With so many people out of work, they don't need to drive much.  They can take a Kamala Harris electric bus downtown every month to the unemployment office.  Gas prices will go down.". . .

Don't let the old stumblebum fool ya! - American Thinker   "Joe Biden may indeed be incompetent, stupid, and even demented.  But he's a tool in implementing a malevolent and insidious agenda.  This Biden regime is actually Obama's third term, and the agenda being implemented is to bring about the "fundamental transformation" of America that Obama promised.  It's all about the destruction of our economy and our system of government, the destruction of America as we know it.". . .