[Hoot Gibson]

At the deepest point of the pandemic-induced recession, it was very predictable that the demand for gasoline would begin rebounding as the economy began improvising. So what steps did Biden take? He replaced the policies of the Trump administration that had made this country energy independent for the first time in decades. Those were not the actions of a competent president.

You can make all of the excuses for Biden that you want, but he has shown absolutely no leadership in the White House in any area. It is a return to the "I've got a pen and I've got a phone" days, except Biden is not capable of using the phone effectively and relies on the radical left-wingers of his party to tell him when to use his pen.

Inflation is soaring because of Biden's policies and he has shown no inclination to adjust those policies to deal with the problem. He has painted himself into a corner because dealing with inflation effectively would require him to reinstitute many of the Trump policies and make him look like an even bigger fool than he did when he changed those policies.