Biden heeded Republicans' pleas to ban Russian oil. Then they pounced.

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For days, Republicans called for a ban on imports of Russian oil, a move that, while the right thing to do to counter Putin’s attack against Ukraine, would cause already high gas prices to rise even further. Biden did as Republicans wanted — and they responded by blaming his energy policies for spiking gas prices.

It’s not only that the charge is bogus — the current price of gas has virtually nothing to do with Biden’s energy policies — but that the Republican officials leveling it are sowing division at home and giving a rhetorical boost to the enemy at a perilous moment when national unity and sacrifice will be needed to prevail against Russia.

Announcing the ban on Tuesday, Biden said, accurately: “Since Putin began his military buildup on Ukrainian borders, just since then, the price of the gas at the pump in America went up 75 cents. And with this action, it’s going to go up further.” He dubbed it “Putin’s price hike” and said “Russia is responsible.”

Republicans leaped to Putin’s defense.

“These aren’t Putin prices. They’re President Biden’s prices,” House GOP leader Kevin McCarthy said during a news conference on Wednesday. Via tweet, he claimed: “Gas prices started rising the day President Biden took office — when he canceled the Keystone Pipeline and halted new drilling on federal lands.”

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[Achilleaze]

1. A-holes: a synonym for the Republican-Russian Party

[atreides1]

2. Right

He should have had McConnell and McCarthy and the leadership of both parties, standing behind him when he made the announcement...instead he still believes that the Republicans actually care about the American people...he's a good president but he puts too much trust in those back stabbing, Trump cultists...

[BeyondGeography]

3. He has been excellent save for one category

Self-defense. Someone needs to get his ear on this and/or start providing better advice.

[Walleye]

4. Deripaska was sanctioned.Shouldn't McConnell be sanctioned as well?

[teach1st]

5. Link with no paywall

As a WaPost subscriber, I can "gift" ten no-paywall links a month:

https://wapo.st/3HYFTve

[spanone]

6. Thanks!!!

[Bengus81]

7. Everyone knew it was a trap by asshats like McCarthy but Biden did the right thing

So...fuck ya Kevin

[SammyWinstonJack]

8. Lying scumbag republican.

[doc03]

9. Does that surprise anyone, of course they were going to blame Biden all along. Like back when

Republicans could not pass NAFTA under poppy Bush. Clinton got enough Democrats to vote for it to get it passed
and they have beat us over the head with it for decades. I think that was the biggest screw up Democrats have ever made.

House 132R--------102D for NAFTA
-----------43R-------- 156D against NAFTA


Senate 34R-------27D for NAFTA
-----------10R-------28D against NAFTA

[Crunchy Frog]

10. You can't trust Republicans anymore than you can trust Russians.

In large part they're the same entity.

[spanone]

11. The Party of Putin.

[Crunchy Frog]

12. Putin is going to save white Xtians from the blacks and the gays.

Why wouldn't they love him.

[Irish_Dem]

13. The GOP only cares about winning permanent power. National security is not important to them.

[JoanofArgh]

14. Who is actually surprised by this? It's the way they

operate.

[JI7]

15. they are fascists