Recently, the left was outraged at Komen’s decision to follow their rule of not funding any organization that is under federal investigation.  After a massive social media barrage and mainstream media coverage, Komen reversed this decision and decided to continue funding Planned Parenthood.  There are nuances here but those have been and could be discussed elsewhere.  The left decried Komen for bending to political influences.  Ok, ready?

Obama has campaigned on and repeatedly championed getting the United States to reduce its dependency on foreign oil and creating jobs.  With his recent decision to kill the Keystone Pipeline project, he has bent to the Big Environment political pressure…or he never believed in his platform that he sold the country.  The pipeline could have delivered American jobs and would have likely lowered gas prices here.  So where are the left with the hand wringing over someone bending to political influences?

Don’t worry, I clearly realize the difference in my two cases, but I think it’s worth noting the similarities: in both cases the subject took a stance, faced pressure from both sides of the contentious decision, and ended up reversing or choosing a course of action that is antithetical to their original stance.  Again, in a broad sense.

It is worth noting here that the national average for a gallon of gas was $1.84 when President Obama took office.  Many news outlets report that it has risen over 80% under his administration.  They don’t cite their data very well.  According to the Energy Information Administration, the national average for a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline was $1.84 on January 26, 2009.  Today’s national average of the same (from AAA’s FuelGaugeReport) is $3.51.  This is 191% greater than just over 3 years ago or an increase by over 90% choose your math method.  Regardless if you believe that there is a credible case that rising fuel prices significantly contributed to the recent economic troubles, it did not help.  Gas prices affect so much of the economy that it is a measure worth watching and managing.  President Obama has done little to nothing to address it.  Or to really deliver on creating jobs.  Or on increasing our energy independence.  Even when a solution presents itself.

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