Gas prices are shooting through the roof—again. Americans now stare at gas pumps flashing $4 or more, as if they’re stuck in a bad rerun. Why? Iran keeps poking the world, threatening to close the Strait of Hormuz. Every time these radical mullahs play chicken with the world’s oil supply, the global markets panic, and it’s our wallets that pay the price.
But here’s the kicker: even with these insane prices, Americans aren’t suffering as much as folks in other countries. We’re still paying less for gas than drivers in Europe, thanks to their left-wing governments and endless taxes. Liberals love to lecture us about climate change and “renewable dreams,” but when gas prices spike, it’s the regular American trying to make ends meet who gets burned. The globalists and their buddies in D.C. never feel the squeeze—they keep riding in their taxpayer-funded limos or flying private jets as they preach about cutting carbon.
Let’s face it—none of this chaos is really about supply and demand inside the United States. The Strait of Hormuz isn’t what fills our local stations. American energy would be more than enough if it weren’t for endless roadblocks thrown up by radical environmentalists and Biden’s anti-oil crowd. We could be energy independent, but liberals are happier making us beg for mercy at the gas station because it feeds their green agenda.
While families struggle to pay for gas and heating oil, our so-called “leaders” are more concerned about offending Iran or cozying up with global elites than putting America first. They lecture hardworking citizens about sacrifice, but it’s never their cozy lives on the line. The hypocrisy stinks worse than a gas leak.
It’s time to wake up. Americans shouldn’t have to empty their pockets because foreign dictators throw tantrums or because green radicals control our own energy policy. The average citizen deserves energy freedom, not economic punishment because of reckless foreign policy and liberal incompetence. Maybe the real question is, how much more are Americans willing to take before they demand leaders who actually care about American strength and prosperity first?
Source: Redstate
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