[RainMaker]

Originally Posted by Edward64

Apparently we are still importing a lot of oil from Russia.

Ukraine: Joe Manchin slams 'hypocritical' White House for buying 500k Russian oil barrels a day | Daily Mail Online

Biden admin response is weak. The US government can certainly (or highly encourage) where US market sells or acquires oil & gas. WTF do you think sanctions do?

Yes, gas prices will go up. Yes, it'll be a negative to mid-terms. But it is the right thing to do. Go find more oil & gas somewhere else.

Manchin is the hypocrite here. He screamed about inflation and is now advocating for a policy that would spike inflation. He wants energy independence but voted no on a bill that would have pushed us toward it.

Also worth noting that the United States exports more oil than it imports from Russia. And that Manchin's buddies in Saudi Arabia cut production to drive up prices.

All Manchin wants is higher domestic energy costs because he is heavily invested in the industry and receives most of his political donations from the industry. He does not give one zero fuck about Russia or Ukraine (and I doubt he could point out either on a map).