It is stupid to blame Obama for today’s gas prices. It will, however, be unavoidable blaming him for prices once we reach a point where the Keystone pipeline–which is entirely funded by private enterprise–would have been built.
Most people have short memories. I don’t.
Edit: as I note on the side there, I reserve the right to challenge and change my own opinions. As I saw noted elsewhere, Obama has in fact put a stop to all domestic oil exploration. This cannot but have had an effect on oil production, and hence supply, and hence price.
Frankly, if the entirety of Alaska fell into the ocean tomorrow, I would spend the rest of my life in ignorance of this fact, outside of news reports. I don’t care about the Alaskan National Wildlife Refuge. It is a blizzard blasted, end of the world nothing-land, which we can and should use to ease oil prices.
As far as memory, apparently I forgot what I forgot. I need to try to remember that this happens.