IT DIDN'T HAVE TO HAPPEN THIS WAY

It didn't have to be this way. There are places in this country where gasoline has gone up to over $5.00 a gallon. Now mind you, that is an increase of almost 300% over the previous year. What happened? Last year we were energy independent and actually selling oil to other countries. This year we are facing huge price increases and massive shortages. There is also a shortage of trucks and drivers to haul the oil.   Before you bring up covid, I contend the virus is not the problem here. No. The problem is, what in sporting events is called, an "unforced error". Our energy problem was created by a stupid move on the part of the new Presidential Administration. Biden cancelled the Keystone Pipeline and halted many other energy producing activities. He failed at one of the most important duties. If it ain't broke, don't fix it. Trump had a handle on our energy production. He created our energy independence. With a stroke of his pen, Biden destroyed all of that and now we see the result.

 

The next big mistake was putting into place a plan to pay people not to work. They liked it. They got used to it. They didn't want to go back to work. Driving a truck, flipping a hamburger, or anything. It was just better to sit on the couch and get that government money. Remember, it didn't have to be that way.

 

Before Biden decided to fix the border, things were working. Drugs were being stopped. Illegal aliens were being held in Mexico. Deportations were handled and the law was being enforced. Again, with the stroke of his pen, Biden destroyed it all. Today we are being overrun with people from all over the world and our own government is scattering them all over our country where they are bringing their problems, their diseases, and their poverty with them. They are unvetted. We don't know anything about them except they broke our law to get here and could very easily break more. They send their children to our schools without the ability to speak or understand our language. They tax our welfare systems and our health care facilities. It didn't have to be this way. 

 

Our reputation in the world has suffered unbelievable harm because of Biden's ridiculous pull out from Afghanistan. He abandoned who knows how many American citizens as well as a lot of Afghan allies. He also left millions of dollars’ worth of weaponry, helicopters, and vehicles in the hands of a terrorist organization. He proved to the world that we are not a reliable ally and cannot be trusted. He set an arbitrary withdrawal date and defied his own military advisors who told him to leave some forces there to protect our interests. Obviously it didn't have to happen the way it did.

 

Because of these and other moronic moves by our elected "leadership", we now have run-away inflation. Everything is more expensive. Normal grocery bills have gone through the roof. Forget bacon or beef. Automobile prices are up. Medical costs are exorbitant and not going down any time soon. Small business owners are being forced to raise prices just to try and stay alive.

 

The maddening part of all this is, it didn't have to happen. Elections definitely have their consequences. This is what happens in a free country when the wrong people get elected.   

 

Ron Scarbro October 19, 2021