{"id":8542,"date":"2022-04-07T15:17:04","date_gmt":"2022-04-07T22:17:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sandiegonewsdesk.com\/?p=8542"},"modified":"2022-04-06T15:46:11","modified_gmt":"2022-04-06T22:46:11","slug":"the-buck-stops-with-me-and-other-lies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandiegonewsdesk.com\/?p=8542","title":{"rendered":"The Buck Stops With Me, and Other Lies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Written by T. Logan Dayne<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With gas reaching an all-time high, Democrats are trying to save face and shift blame as to why so many Americans are suffering economically. A new Quinnipiac Poll released found that most Americans were likely to blame the Biden Administration\u2019s economic policies for the high gas.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Despite entering office stating that \u201cThe buck stops with me\u201d, President Biden has attempted to shift blame as to rising gas prices since day one. Many point to the cancellation of the Keystone Pipeline as an example, a move which was defended by Biden by saying the pipeline would not have been finished for another two years. That was two years ago. And now as gas prices and inflation are rising, a phenomenon happening well before the Ukraine war, when asked, many Democrats say that Putin or the Pandemic are the real reasons, anything but failed economic policy.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rep. Mike Levin of California is now attempting to gaslight voters with a new catchy slogan he calls \u201cthe three P\u2019s\u201d. According to him, these are the real reasons Americans are suffering. As prices for gas break $6 a gallon, blame is laid at the feet of Putin, the Pandemic, and Price-gouging by oil companies, according to Levin. His nicely wrapped message, however, is receiving a good amount of pushback in his district. Rep. Mike Levin was able to flip the district back in 2018 but as the midterm elections come up, that number by the gas pump may prove to be a weighty factor in his re-election. Levin promises that he will \u201ckeep telling the truth,\u201d but laying all the blame on Putin, the Pandemic, or even Price-gouging doesn\u2019t paint a truthful picture, at best half-truths. Things that are left out are the stringent measures the Biden Administration has placed on oil companies creating a chilling effect and creating scarcity. Biden himself bragged in the Democratic Debates in 2019 that he was proud that he had slowed down so many oil companies from drilling during his long career in politics.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is hard to explain away problems to people that are hurting in the here and now. The gas problem has really strained the message of many Democratic Candidates that they \u201cdeliver\u201d and are truly the party of the working class, especially when so many of them simply tell Americans that they should just buy electric cars instead. Only time will tell if the Democratic talking points are effective and a high number by that gas pump will not be a good sign for Democrats when the midterms arrive.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Photo Cred: Tom Williams CQ Roll Call<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Written by T. Logan Dayne With gas reaching an all-time high, Democrats are trying to save face and shift blame as to why so many Americans are suffering economically. A new Quinnipiac Poll released found that most Americans were likely to blame the Biden Administration\u2019s economic policies for the high gas. 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