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Rob Finnerty didn’t mince words this week when he called out the Left’s latest blame-shift on gas prices, pointing out the selective outrage that surfaces whenever it fits a political narrative. Conservatives watching know this playbook well: when a Republican sits in the Oval Office, every unavoidable market ripple becomes a GOP sin, but when Democrats preside over real pain at the pump the coverage somehow vanishes.
The immediate reason Americans are feeling sticker shock right now is a shock to the energy market — a sudden geopolitical flare-up in the Middle East sent crude and gasoline prices sharply higher in early March, pushing national pump averages up by many tens of cents in just days. News outlets and price trackers reported the national average jumping from roughly $2.98 in late February to the mid-to-high threes by mid-March as markets reacted to disrupted supplies.
If we’re honest about history, conservatives aren’t inventing anything when we remind voters that gas has been far worse under Democrats: the national average reached a record-high of about $5.02 per gallon on June 14, 2022, during President Biden’s term — a fact the left-leaning press rarely treats as a recurring lesson. That moment gutted family budgets and small businesses, and it’s worth remembering when the same people now claim to be defenders of the working class.
The real culprits for these price swings are predictable: geopolitical crises, OPEC production decisions, and the vulnerability that comes from ceding energy independence. The recent spike wasn’t driven by a single White House memo but by real-world disruptions that sent oil above $100 a barrel at one point, proving how fragile America’s supply sensitivity remains.
Rather than honest answers, the Left reflexively points fingers when it’s politically convenient and gaslights the public when history is inconvenient. That’s why patriots must demand policies that reduce our exposure to foreign shocks — more American production, smarter strategic reserves, and permitting reforms so drillers and refiners can respond before families are squeezed.
This is about more than partisan scoring; it’s about defending the paycheck of every hard-working American. The GOP should keep running on real solutions instead of apologies for markets — remind voters who pursued energy independence and who treated it like a talking point. The next time prices rise, average Americans deserve straight talk, not left-wing virtue signaling and selective memory.
