Tribal politics are killing North AmericaThe tribalism in North American politics are killing us faster than the fed's interest rate squeeze . Does anyone really believe that an additional 10M barrels from the SPR will satisfy supply shortcomings as we head into winter ?
Its seems the left would rather stop the economy dead in its tracks before allowing a new pipeline or expanded refinery capacity . Even though the first rule in supply/demand economics is over supply will lower prices , killing demand is NOT the only solution . There was a time when politicians understood their priority was advancing the country's economy and future prospects , not just getting re-elected .
Can you imagine trying to build the St Lawrence Seaway today ? The loss of shipping and commerce would be hard to quantify . Or the Hoover Dam or the Grand Coulee Dam ? Without the electricity generated from those dams , Aluminium and aircraft production on the west coast would have been nonexistant which probably would have cost the victory in WW2 .
Energy security is not a bargaining chip that any government should be threatening their OWN people with , that is as self centered and selfish as it gets . A compliant media that blindly tells only one side of the story is the crowning glory , a free press is supposed to be the check and balance of politics , not a partner in deception . Everyone has turned into big babies that pout and refuse to co-operate when compromise is required , thats not politics , its kindergarden .
Blindly waging war on domestic energy is as foolish as it gets , a point that will be driven home this winter (like a spike through your hand) . In Canada alone there are over 1 million open jobs and even more in the US , employment is at all time highs which ensures continued demand for months to come . Drilling has plateaued simply because of the lack of infrastructure to handle increased volumes and why support a system looking to put you out of business ?
I have never seen adults acting so stupid as what we see in Wash/Ottawa since my bar going days , at 2:15 in the parking lot guys were in fist fights over a woman who left the bar an hour before . Bruises , broken teeth and blood shed over phantom snatch that was never available in the first place . The parody is chillingly familiar .
Which brings us back to today and the next 6 months of paying the piper for abundant energy that just can't be accessed . This is what so many voted for and now you've got it , political correctness over a thriving economy , shortages as opposed to abundance and nightmares rather than sweet dreams .
As much as the "narrative" says winter is cancelled , IT ISN'T !!!! Sadly enough this point will become much clearer at -20 but by then it will be too late for those sheep who voted for leaders that are focused on throwing them off the island . Woke politics are cutting everyone's throat and both left and right voters will pay dearly for what we have allowed to metastasize in the halls of power .