It is now crystal clear to me that Democrats actually prefer high gas prices. I'm not being facetious; I'm not venting; I'm simply paying attention.
Here, let's revisit this little number from Jen Psaki back in the fall:
Our view is that the rise in gas prices over the long term makes an even stronger case for doubling down our investment and our focus on clean energy options so that we are not relying on the fluctuations and OPEC and their willingness to put more supply and meet the demand in the market.
Got that? Pay more at the pump today, and a little more next week, six dollars per gallon in August, and suddenly you've gone out and purchased yourself a brand-new electric car (one that's totally not a Tesla because Teslas are bad and Elon Musk is the worst human being to walk the earth and free speech is violence—ahem, moving on).
See!
Record-high gas prices are progressive, guys!
Dontcha get it?
Biden's Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm calls it an "energy transition":
We're working through an energy transition... The reality is, we have to take some time to get off of oil and gas, we recognize this. This is a transition.
And look, here's President Biden earlier this week in Japan saying very much the same thing:
When it comes to the gas prices, we're going through an incredible transition that is taking place that, God willing, when it's over, we'll be stronger and the world will be stronger and less reliant on fossil fuels when this is over.
INCREDIBLE!
Ladies and gentlemen, they're saying the quiet part out loud.
They want gas prices to be high.
It'll help them make the transition they've been waiting on for years.
So put on your seatbelts, folks.
It's gonna be a long ride.
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