Category: Society

The Out of Touch Mr. Schumer

The Energy Crisis and the Petroleum Strategic Reserves

Senator Chuck Schumer of New York. He smiles while you cry! Photo courtesy of ntnews.com.au

To read blowhard liberals like Chuck Schumer complain about Joe Biden’s failed energy policies is a not a funny joke.

Over the weekend, Schumer was reported as saying gas prices were hurting millions of Americans and Biden must open the country’s petroleum strategic reserves to alleviate the prices at the pump.

I know Schumer is not the brightest bulb in the Democratic Party chandelier, but anybody who has been paying attention to this mess, understands this was a crisis perpetrated by the Biden administration.

The moment Biden shutdown pipelines and canceled drilling contracts, he killed the energy independence the United States achieved during the Trump administration.

We have the resources to produce and fulfill our energy needs. The strategic reserves are not to be used whenever we have an incompetent government in charge who wishes to pander to their left-wing benefactors.

The strategic reserves are not for hedging gas prices, they are to be used as a source for emergency fuel. Our current inventory as of November 2021 is 606.1 million barrels. Our current authorized storage capacity is 714 million barrels.

Current inventory and transactions as of November 2021

We are not even at maximum capacity, and they want to use what we have to fix the problem they created.

The highest inventory achieved in the United States was back in 2009 with a total of 726.6 barrels. At the end of CY 2019 (as of December 31, 2019), the SPR’s crude oil inventory was 634.9 million barrels.

You can read more about it here:  https://www.energy.gov/fecm/strategic-petroleum-reserve-9

Back to Schumer. He was quoted as saying, “Let me say what we all know: we’re all feeling the pain at the pump right now.”

Nice try Chuck. I’ll bet Schumer has not driven a car or filled up a gas tank in decades.

He rides around in his government issued vehicle and the taxpayers pay every time his chauffer fills up the tank. Schumer knows nothing about the real pain Americans are feeling these days.

Chuck Schumer is a career politician who has never held a real job in his life. When was the last time the senator had to make a tough financial decision? When was the last time the senator had to make a choice between paying his mortgage or feeding his children?

Chuck Schumer is nothing more than another out of touch politician who keeps getting elected to office because he has deep pockets to do so. He’s not what the Founding Fathers envisioned for our country.

You can share your story with Chuck right here:

https://www.schumer.senate.gov/contact/email-chuck

Sources:  One American News Network, U.S. Department of Energy

Joke of the Week

Lovely A. Warren, Mayor of Rochester, N.Y.

Lovely A. Warren, Democrat Mayor of Rochester, New York Photo courtesy of truenewshub.com

As reported by One America News Network, the mayor of Rochester has declared a state of emergency due to the ongoing gun violence throughout the city.

Interesting since New York state has some of the strictest gun laws in the nation, mostly affecting law abiding citizens.

She was quoted as saying the declaration was a result of “unprecedented levels of gun violence.”

The funny part is how she decided to address the issue. She vows to address the problem in a “holistic” manner.

Is she serious? She is going to tackle gun violence with a philosophical approach. I am sure criminals in Rochester are shaking in their shoes.

Only a Democrat out of touch like mayor Warren would produce such nonsense.

The only way to tackle real crime is with real law enforcement and with citizen involvement. Unless law enforcement is allowed to do their jobs and citizens stop protecting the criminals, anything less is just a show and a waste of time.

She is asking for more help from state and local law enforcement; is she willing to allow law enforcement to do their job or is she going to micromanage the response?

The bad joke is on the citizens of Rochester. After all, their own government was advocating for defunding the police and now they do not know what to do.

Good luck with those mental health workers stopping gun carrying criminals.

A bad joke indeed!

This Man is Crazy

I Don’t Blame Him, I Blame You…

“Am I crazy enough to destroy this country? You bet I am” Photo courtesy of launchliberty.com

This is for those who voted for him and for what is going on in our country. This man was hiding in his basement the whole campaign cycle and when he came out, he couldn’t put together a baseball roster with those who attended his rallies.

You voted for this man because you hated President Trump so much, but when asked why, you couldn’t come up with a rational or intelligent reason.

You voted for this man because having a secured border and keeping illegal aliens from your neighborhood was harsh, but now those illegal aliens will be able to buy the home you can’t afford as this man gives them a $450,000 gift for breaking our laws.

You voted for this man because, like Hugo Chavez in Venezuela, the promise of free stuff and welfare checks for all, sounded too good.

You voted for this man because you thought the economy was going to get better, although it was already the best in decades. Now you will be lucky to find a can of SPAM at your local grocery store.

You voted for this man because you thought under President Trump your rights were under attack. Now, you are being mandated to inject yourself with untested vaccines or lose your livelihood in the process.

You voted for this man because you believed the hypocrites who cried climate change while traveling the world in their expensive private jets. Now we are, once again, dependent on foreign oil and rogue nations for our energy needs.

You voted for this man because you believed President Trump was a racist, despite the fact the man you voted for has been a real racist all his life, while “businessman” Trump was handing out checks to Al Sharpton and Jessie Jackson.

You voted for this man, this man who has shutdown our energy industry, putting thousands of Americans out of work.

You voted for this man who’s a certified liar and a corrupt politician. Truly owned by China and Russia.

You voted for this man because President Trump was too vulgar, and his tweets were mean and crude. Sure, President Trump was harsh and direct to the point, better than the man you voted for who lies to your face and you’re ignorant enough to believe him.

You can thank the man you voted for next time you pull at the gas station and gas is more expensive. The man you voted for is setting to close another pipeline, the Line 5 pipeline. Expect prices to go even higher. Get your bicycle ready!

You can thank the man you voted for the next time you don’t get a pay raise and inflation continues to outpace your paycheck.

You can thank the man you voted for as he admits life for Americans is getting harder under his failed administration.

You can thank the man you voted for when your children come home from school with anxiety problems due to being labeled a racist or a victim because of the color of their skin.

You can thank the man you voted for; he appointed incompetent fools to his administration who claim the supply chain crisis is a “good thing”. Only a moron would think this to be true.

You can thank the man you voted for when your tax bill is even higher than you thought. If you believe the man you voted for is going after his rich buddies, you deserve to pay an “Ignorance Tax.”

You can thank the man you voted for; he has put this country on the verge of collapse, and you will collapse with it.

So, stop blaming conservatives, white people, President Trump, and every other excuse you can come up with for your miserable life. After all, you voted for it.

Thank you for your vote!

Policy Still a Winning Formula

Virginia’s Governor elect, Republican Glenn Youngkin Photo courtesy of wlord.org

The victory of Republican gubernatorial candidate Glenn Youngkin in Virginia demonstrates most Americans still believe in individual rights, the rule of law, and the freedoms afforded by the Constitution.

Democrat candidate Terry McAuliffe ran on the typical fearmongering, race-based, and victimhood nonsense the Democrats continue to hang on to, and the people of Virginia rejected it.

Sure, McAuliffe got 48% of the vote, but that is the percentage of voters who were going to vote Democrat no matter what.

Youngkin ran an issues-oriented campaign, concentrating on education, the economy, and parental rights.

Critical Race Theory was at the forefront of the campaign as parents were concerned about the emphasis the public school system has put on such a divisive and racist propaganda subject.

While the Democrats continued to feed their base with cheap red meat like transgederism in schools, defunding the police, illegal aliens, and welfare for all, the Republicans were on point.

The economy, public, safety, education, and COVID-19, those were the winning issues and it showed at the ballot box in Virginia.

Democrats tried to make it about Donald Trump. The mainstream media tried to make Youngkin look like some type of racist and a “Trump Trooper,” with the Lincoln Project going as far as to stage a phony photo-op to portray Youngkin as some type of right-wing crazy. It didn’t work.

Virginians rejected that nonsense and saw it for what it was, cheap politics. The American people have seen the country go from a strong one to a weak one in a matter of months and they are opening their eyes to what the Democratic Party has to offer.

Under the Democrats, American citizens have become third class citizens while illegal aliens have been elevated to a position of strength. While the central government order Americans to vaccinate or else, illegal aliens are not even evaluated.

Gold Star families only get $100,000 for the death of a family member while fighting for his or her country, the Democrats want to give $450,000 to illegal aliens who dare to break our laws and enter our country illegally. If that’s not enough reason to reject Democratic Party policies, I do not know what else I could tell you to convince you.

Bottomline? Policies still matter, and the Republican Party could learn a thing or two from Glenn Youngkin’s wining campaign strategy.

A Repeat of the 1970’s Gasoline Shortages?

Coming to a gas station near you? Photo courtesy of the smithsonianmag.com

In the 1970’s we went through a couple of gas shortages in America. You would think, in 2021, our government would understand the need to become energy independent, especially when we have the resources to do so.

So, what happened in the 1970’s? Two things people are familiar with that came out of the 70’s crisis were Daylight Savings and the 55 mile per hour speed limit.

In a nutshell, in October 1973, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) started an embargo on oil exports to the United States because Arab countries were at war with Israel. The embargo was a result of the United States resupplying Israel’s military during the conflict.

The United States was dependent on foreign oil and gas prices almost doubled overnight . The system of “Odd and Even” rationing was born, and it lasted until 1974. More recently, we have seen this system reinstituted in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria destroyed the island in 2017.

In 1979 on the onset of the Iranian Revolution, Iranian oil production was halted. Oil shortages and gas price hikes showed up, once again, in the United States.

Oil markets went on a panic and the price of crude oil doubled. President Carter was quoted as saying of the crisis to be, “the moral equivalent to war.”  After the American embassy was seized, Carter declared and oil embargo on Iranian oil imports.

In 1990, after the invasion of Kuwait by “our former Man in Havana”, Saddam Hussein, another jump on crude oil prices and gasoline shortages were seen across the globe.

Fortunately for the United States, this was not a long lived shortage. Once the conflict was dealt with, prices decreased.

After these global incidents, most shortages in the United States have occurred due to unforeseen natural disasters and government ineptitude.

Before 2017, the United States was not an energy independent country. Mostly because of government over regulation of the oil and gas industries and Environmental Protection Agency mismanagement.

Once President Donald Trump was elected to office, the United States saw a renaissance of the oil and gas industries. Construction of the Keystone XL pipeline resumed and we were a leading producer of liquified natural gas in the world.

On June 2021, TC Energy announced the cancelation of the Keystone XL pipeline due to Biden’s denial of construction permits. This was the first stage of failure of American energy independence. Biden begged OPEC to produce more oil, but OPEC told him to pound sand.

After the “election” of Joe Biden, gasoline at the pump has gone up as much as $4.00 a gallon from an average of $1.85 before the 2020 “election.” In places like California, gasoline prices are as high as $5.00 a gallon and inching closer to $8.00 a gallon.

The difference between the shortages in the 1970’s, and today’s, is the fact those were caused by geopolitical and military actions.

In 2021, the energy crisis was perpetrated upon the United States by our own government and the reversal of almost every Executive Order issued by President Trump in support of energy independence.

This is a self-inflicted wound and one that it will be hard to heal. The Biden administration killed the energy sector in the United States, and you will pay the price for it.

This only hurts the working class, the poor, those living on a fix income and on government welfare.

People like Joe Biden, Nancy Pelosi, and the rest of the Elite class, will continue to ride their SUV’s, even if gas prices reach $10.00 a gallon.

Do I believe we can end up in the same position as in the 1970’s? Absolutely!

Get those gas cans ready!