If Americans think gas prices are bad now, it will only worsen when “anti-fossil fuel zealots” take over, Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) warned on Friday, days after the Democrats’ blue wave across the country.
\n\nPaul shared an op-ed by David Asman highlighting the left’s hypocrisy of paying lip service to higher gas prices but having a history of doing nothing to lower them when they are in power.
\n\n“If you think gas prices are high now, wait until the anti-fossil fuels zealots takeover!” Paul said, sharing the article, reminding readers of the actions Democrats took on that front when they were fully in charge.
\n\nThat included former President Joe Biden cancelling the Keystone XL pipeline on his very first day in office and embracing “Green New Deal” policies, like pushing electric vehicles (EVs) on Americans:
\n\nAll these lame-brain ideas and unworkable investments ended up creating big increases at the pump that dwarf today’s prices. The gas prices under President Obama peaked at $4.55 a gallon, in some areas, in May 2011. Inflation adjusted, that would be $6.78 today. Gas peaked under President Biden at $5.03 in June 2022. That would be $5.79 today. And the highest spike hike under President…
Original source: https://www.breitbart.com/economy/
