Just 7% of America's imported oil is Russian,
so why is Biden choosing 'terrorists over
Texans'? Experts say ban wouldn't impact
supply and US wells or Canada could plug
the gap instead of 'funding Putin's war chest'
Daily Mail (UK),
by
Morgan Phillips
Original Article
Posted By: Imright,
3/7/2022 10:51:03 PM
As Russia invades Ukraine, shelling civilians and reportedly committing war crime-level brutality, President Biden has put harsh sanctions to Kremlin-tied businesses, banks and oligarchs, but not the oil and gas industry. Both Republicans and Democrats, even House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, have called for the U.S. to quit doing business with Russia's oil and gas industry. But the White House, forced to grapple with inflation at levels not seen in 40 years, cited the potential rise in costs at the pump and has so far resisted bipartisan pressure to ban Russian fuel imports. But on Monday it was reported that the Biden administration is considering moving forward with such a ban,
Reply 1 - Posted by:
WV.Hillbilly 3/7/2022 10:58:26 PM (No. 1093184)
That 7% number is wrong.
Forbes says we got 21% of our gas from Russia last year.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/kenroberts/2022/02/24/russia-is-united-states-top-source-of-imported-gasoline/?sh=5ddbcd9a1b18
16 people like this.
Reply 2 - Posted by:
formerNYer 3/8/2022 12:05:45 AM (No. 1093221)
They want to fund the war to keep American's mind off the crappy job poopy pants is doing here.
33 people like this.
Reply 3 - Posted by:
5 handicap 3/8/2022 5:13:01 AM (No. 1093296)
FTA: "why is Biden choosing 'terrorists over Texans'?" Because of the 10% for the "Big Guy"! There is NO other reason to keep buying Russian Oil!
29 people like this.
Reply 4 - Posted by:
privateer 3/8/2022 6:42:32 AM (No. 1093336)
What's bad for the USA is good for 'Deuce' Biden. How does he spend his bribe money...now that everything's free?
16 people like this.
Reply 5 - Posted by:
udanja99 3/8/2022 6:50:51 AM (No. 1093341)
Just imagine what gas prices will be in November. If the demonrats in congress had any sense of self preservation, they would force TaliBiden to re-open ALL of our oil producing and processing right here at home and free us from ALL foreign oil and gas. Otherwise, they will be butchered on November 8.
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The high gas prices are a Biden administration plan. They instituted it when he walked into the white house and immediately cancelled our energy independence. Then they waited for a crisis to exploit it.
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
laurenc 3/8/2022 7:26:33 AM (No. 1093376)
Buy stock in windmill companies...
3 people like this.
Reply 8 - Posted by:
homefry 3/8/2022 7:30:15 AM (No. 1093380)
Fund the war to stop quid pro joes crimes, along with his crack head son, from being uncovered in ukraine.
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Reply 9 - Posted by:
LLAMA 3/8/2022 8:04:12 AM (No. 1093413)
Biden doesn't want to ban Russian oil because his feckless buddies in Europe won't join him. Biden likes to have someone hold his hand when he ventures out.
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Reply 10 - Posted by:
Zigrid 3/8/2022 8:15:47 AM (No. 1093425)
WE can't trust anything that comes out of the government offices...and less from the fake media...and the love affair of the democrats in Washington with the money grab from the chi/coms and Russia and Iran have compromised our national security...between the FBI raids in the early mornings and the wheelbarrels of cash for democrats...and some rinos as well...washington is beyond help...they must be replaced and term limits set in place...this can never happen again...as for the supremes...President Trump said...they are afraid of the swamp...and bill Barr is proof of that...with his disgusting tell lies book...
13 people like this.
Reply 11 - Posted by:
TCloud 3/8/2022 8:23:20 AM (No. 1093435)
Biden's Misery Index has crept over 5 out of ten for me and mine! Annual trip to visit family is OFF. Lost confidence?
6 people like this.
Reply 12 - Posted by:
goodbyedems 3/8/2022 8:24:13 AM (No. 1093436)
This is all part of the 'plan'.....
* Less driving, less energy use, better for global warming
* The high cost of energy is tantamount to a Fed rate increase ..without the Feds increasing rates and burdening the treasury with servicing high interest T-bills
* Allows increased revenue to terrorist states
* It's great optics for the EVs so the car mfg's can shove it down our throats
But it's great for making friends at the gas pumps and food stores as we sing in 5 part harmony: "F-J-B"
9 people like this.
Reply 13 - Posted by:
Sully 3/8/2022 8:40:16 AM (No. 1093451)
This "crisis" resembles the Afghan "crisis." Wokesters pulled out fossil fuels before protecting the civilians by providing any tenable alternatives.
Both "crises" were 100% avoidable and caused pain to none of the elites. Only the little people.
12 people like this.
Reply 14 - Posted by:
aripeny 3/8/2022 9:11:56 AM (No. 1093494)
All part of this administration plan to keep people in their homes come election time. More mail-in votes. Covid restrictions being lifted, now folks can't afford to drive around (just as companies want employees back).
7 people like this.
Reply 15 - Posted by:
snowoutlaw 3/8/2022 9:13:14 AM (No. 1093496)
Stopping the US from buying Russian oil would do nothing, we would buy from someplace else and the Russian oil we stopped buying would be sold someplace else.
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Reply 16 - Posted by:
TCloud 3/8/2022 9:21:38 AM (No. 1093506)
Saudi Prince laughing off Biden.
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Reply 17 - Posted by:
little guy 3/8/2022 10:00:44 AM (No. 1093568)
So ... if cutting back just 7% of Russian oil hurts their economy and slows them down, doesn't that mean that cutting our own oil and gas production by almost 15% hurts us? Drill, baby, drill. Re-open ANWAR, open more leases, over-shore, everywhere!
Ya know ... it almost seems like Putin is blackmailing Biden over secret back accounts that Putin knows about ... oh ... wait ...
6 people like this.
Reply 18 - Posted by:
HisHandmaiden 3/8/2022 10:17:41 AM (No. 1093596)
#11, “Annual trip to visit family is OFF.”
Praying you will reconsider… families are too valuable and precious. We need each other!
TBIYTC
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Hey, Vegetable...... Open the Keystone pipeline!
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Reply 20 - Posted by:
columba 3/8/2022 11:35:01 AM (No. 1093723)
Why? Biden is a criminal. He "won" a fraudulent election. He works for criminals. His son is a criminal. The citizens of the United States were deprived of their votes by criminals.
Get rid of these crooks !
5 people like this.
Reply 21 - Posted by:
starboard 3/8/2022 12:32:12 PM (No. 1093807)
Biden is lieing through his false teeth.
3 people like this.
Reply 22 - Posted by:
rochow 3/8/2022 12:33:02 PM (No. 1093808)
He is going to Texas!!! Hip hip hurray! Oh, he is not going to the border???? We share one with Mexico! Could someone explain that to the poop pants moron?!?!?!
3 people like this.
Reply 23 - Posted by:
Lawsy0 3/8/2022 1:11:13 PM (No. 1093876)
Morgan Phillips poses ''why is Biden choosing 'terrorists over Texans'?'' Many students of current politics are wildly waving arms to answer this one. First and probably foremost is the distraction factor (Oh look, a shiny object over there!) The corporate pullers of the Biden strings are petrified that he will actually bodily soil himself. The string pullers are also petrified they will be doxed. Lastly, fear and dread, the only commodity that is always available in Washington DC. If there isn't a crisis, we can easily manufacture one that will make toilet paper and ketchup seem in short supply. We the Sheeple. We are standing on oil reserves that will last 200 years or more.
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Reply 24 - Posted by:
red1066 3/8/2022 2:26:40 PM (No. 1093964)
Any oil, gas, or coal from Russia is completely unnecessary. We have lots of that here in this country. There's no reason whatsoever to have to import any of this. This is all about making America weaker.
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Reply 25 - Posted by:
Penney 3/8/2022 3:14:50 PM (No. 1094011)
So now Biden will defund Russia and instead fund the tyrants in Iran & Venezuela?! Is our President demented or what?! ... Why does he prefer to fund tyrants while strangling America and the free world? Put America First and fund Liberty's friends, not the enemies!
2 people like this.
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