How many times have we seen U.S. gasoline prices skyrocket because the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, or OPEC, has artificially jacked up prices by manipulating oil supplies? OPEC is responsible for 35 percent of the world’s oil production, after all.
Why are we “slow learners”?
Oil prices recently rose to $91 a barrel. Some believe $100 a barrel is ahead.
Shouldn’t we remember high oil prices when there is no real “shortage”? Shouldn’t we make cars that get better gas mileage? Shouldn’t we produce more domestic oil? Or should we remain at the “mercy” of OPEC?
How many times has our nation asked such questions — yet continued the same wrong policies?