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Friday, June 8, 2018
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Developing now, Friday, June 8, 2018
- President Trump heads to potentially tense talks at the G7 summit in Quebec City on Friday after accusing allies Canada and France of putting heavy economic burdens on the U.S.
- A former security director for the Senate Intelligence Committee was indicted Thursday, charged with lying to the FBI about possible leaks of classified information
- A much-anticipated report on the FBI's handling of the Hillary Clinton email probe will be released June 14, the Justice Department inspector general announces
- FOX News Exclusive: The woman whose life sentence was commuted after Kim Kardashian West championed her cause thanks President Trump and vows she will not let him down
- The Washington Capitals win the Stanley Cup for the first time in franchise history, beating the Vegas Golden Knights 4-3 in Game 5 of their best-of-seven series.
RIGHT SIDE PATRIOTS...LIVE!
Today, Friday, June 8th from 7 to 9pm EST on American Political Radio, RIGHT SIDE PATRIOTS Craig Andresen and Diane Sori discuss 'As Gas Prices Rise Democrats See Possibilities; 'Immunity for McCabe? Let the Canary Sing'; and important news of the day.
Hope you can tune in at: http://listen.samcloud.com/w/73891/American-Political-Radio#history
Today, Friday, June 8th from 7 to 9pm EST on American Political Radio, RIGHT SIDE PATRIOTS Craig Andresen and Diane Sori discuss 'As Gas Prices Rise Democrats See Possibilities; 'Immunity for McCabe? Let the Canary Sing'; and important news of the day.
Hope you can tune in at: http://listen.samcloud.com/w/73891/American-Political-Radio#history
Op-ed:
As Gas Prices Rise Democrats See
Possibilities
By: Diane Sori /
The Patriot Factor / Right Side Patriots on American Political Radio

- Paul Sullivan, economics professor at National Defense University and adjunct at Georgetown University
Let's start by saying our economy is booming; unemployment is at 3.8% the lowest level since early 2000 and the dot.com boom; the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 has workers seeing more monies in their weekly paychecks; the much-hated 'individual mandate' of ObamaCare is history; border security is now a top priority with ICE making more arrests then we've seen in years; and an important summit with North Korea happens next week...a summit that if successful could help set the doomsday clock back a bit....with a possible U.S.-Russia summit also on the horizon.
Simply, Donald Trump's first 500+ days in office has proven to be a success, and anyone who says otherwise never will give Trump credit for anything positive he's done.

So what is this issue and why is it so critical? It's the nationwide rise in gas prices...a rise in some areas of the country that is high enough to almost negate the extra monies folks have been seeing in their paychecks thanks to Trump's tax cut plan. In other words the middle class...the working class...are getting hit hard in their pocketbooks yet again. And with the current $62 per barrel of oil...with that number being projected to possibly increase to $68 per barrel (with some experts saying it could go as high as $80 per barrel) by summer's end...our reality at the pumps through at least the end of 2018 is not a pretty one...meaning this issue must be addressed post-haste or it will come back to haunt at the midterm election.

And with everything boiling down to high crude oil prices...OPEC literally holds us over the gas barrel...as oil itself accounts for a whopping 72 percent of the price of gasoline with the remaining 28 percent coming from increasing distribution costs, refining costs, and plant maintenance fees. And the later translates into higher taxes being tacked on to help cover said costs...meaning that whenever crude oil prices rise so does gas taxes which together raises the price at the pump.
And while we sadly remain dependent on Arab oil...a dependency they use to their advantage when setting per barrel prices...know there are other entities at work as well that are causing this latest price increase at the pump. Enter center stage the commodities traders who buy oil and gasoline at the commodities futures markets...markets where company buyers speculate what the price of gas or oil will be in the future allowing them to buy gasoline contracts for future delivery at a set agreed-upon price. But the fact is that most of these buyers have little to no interest in taking ownership of said gasoline, instead choosing to sell their purchased contract for a profit, which in turn raises the price at the pump...and we get screwed again.
So where does rising gas prices leave us in regards to the midterm election...with the blame game of course. And we all know Democrats relish in saying...with the media reporting of course...that gas prices surged 50-cents-per-gallon since Trump took office. But what they both willingly forget is that it was Obama's and his cohorts misguided policies that set the stage for the now being seen increase at the pumps.
NO...Chuckie...it's you and your fellow Democratic ilk who have caused the problems we are seeing today at the pump.
Ignoring the all-important fact that while U.S. presidents have little if any power to set global oil prices...prices that are for the most part driven either up or down by the simple economic principal of supply and demand...the taxes Democrat leaders and their party so love to impose on 'We the People' do help jack the price at the pump up. And with OPEC now cutting oil production they're able to raise the per barrel price as countries like China are demanding more and more oil...the above stated supply and demand as well as price manipulation in action.
And if truth be told, if it wasn't for the huge increase in U.S. oil production thanks to the so-called “fracking revolution” and Trump's support and encouragement of fracking, the prices would be going up even higher than they already are...something Democrats dare not say. And also something they dare not say is that last year under President Trump we became the world's largest producer of oil and natural gas, and we're on track to become the world's top oil producer this year as well...if only we could keep all that oil of ours here...oil exporting be damned.
But as for the current price increase possibly affected the November midterms to such an extent that it could turn the 'red' wave 'blue'...what Trump needs to do is “cut them off at the pass”...so to speak...by getting those pump prices down. And while the price at the pump is but one issue that's on voter's minds, it's an important issue as it can wipe out all the monetary gains garnered from last year’s tax cuts...a possibility the Democrats will surely use against all Republican candidates running.
So if President Bush can do it so can President Trump while still having more than enough petroleum in reserve to handle any and all emergencies that might arise. And besides, if Democrats get to successfully use the rise in gas prices that have occurred on Trump's watch as the reason the middle class lost any monetary gains garnered from the Trump tax cuts, it will surely make it harder if not impossible for congressional Republicans to place their reelection chances on touting the tax breaks.
But whether President Trump acts on this or not, what must never be forgotten is that only when we control both our own oil destiny and energy needs...can we really control the price at the pumps no matter whom the president might be.
Copyright @ 2018 Diane Sori / The Patriot Factor / All Rights Reserved.
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For more political commentary please visit my RIGHT SIDE PATRIOTS partner Craig Andresen's blog The National Patriot to read his latest article Immunity for McCabe? Let the Canary Sing
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Today, Friday, June 8th from 7 to 9pm EST on American Political Radio, RIGHT SIDE PATRIOTS Craig Andresen and Diane Sori discuss 'As Gas Prices Rise Democrats See Possibilities; 'Immunity for McCabe? Let the Canary Sing'; and important news of the day.
Hope you can tune in at: http://listen.samcloud.com/w/73891/American-Political-Radio#history
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