What to say when Republican friends complain about higher gas prices. [View all]
No doubt over the coming months leading up to Memorial Day, we'll all be hearing Barstool Republicans carping about rising fuel prices at the pump and connecting the spike to poor leadership in the White House. I admit we played this political parlor blame game during the Bush years, and it's absolutely certain to happen again this early spring.
That's why I concocted a pre-fab response for when I find myself seated next to some Steve Forbes wannabe at my local, and he goes off on how bad a job the president is doing at keeping the local price at the Speedway station at 1988 fantasy levels:
"Do you think Obama should lift the sanctions on Iran and let all that oil flow our way?"
Of course the knee jerk reaction from the right wing jerks will be the McCain strategy of invading Iran and taking all the oil for ourselves, but that poorly thought out reply can be easily countered with a reminder that another 10 year war would just add to the cost per gallon and completely freeze that country's crude production for years to come.
"Beggars can't be chooosers" hopefully finishes the discussion.
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