(With apologies to Hans Christian Andersen.)
The photo reflects the current price of a gallon of gas locally.(UPDATE: See the updated photo.) The price has been on a steady increase for the past few months with no indication of it reversing this trend anytime soon.
Recently President Obama addressed the situation, if you will, in a Town Hall meeting. When Obama was questioned about the price increases, he responded with a completely flippant answer, telling the questioner that he should buy a more efficient automobile.
Receiving such a thoughtless, non-answer might be expected from friends at the bar while complaining about high gas prices, and yet the answer is from the President of the United States. Here is someone who given their position has the ability to address the question from a position of knowledge and action.
However, given Obama’s history of inactivity, inaction and stonewalling about Energy Independence for the United States, his answer has become something that we’ve come to expect. Obama was elected to President, with no qualifications, no experience and no integrity, and this situation certainly show those lack of qualifications.
Given not only the rising gas prices, but the continued unemployment and faltering economy, why isn’t Obama putting these energy workers back to work? It will help not only the jobs situation, but will also begin to put us back on the road to energy independence.
