Why Do Energy Crises Occur Under Democrat Presidents?

I don't know if you're old enough to remember, but back in 1993*, one of the arguments that President Bill Clinton had against drilling in ANWR (Alaskan National Wildlife Reserve), was that it would "take 20 years" for any oil drilled there to provide us any relief. While I doubt the accuracy of that statement, for the math impaired, I will note that had the US started to drill in 1977, when ANWR drilling was first proposed, that ANWR would have been providing the US with oil for 25 years now. Think about that. Had the Democrat president of the US, had the foresight to care for his nation not just past the latest polls, but for a quarter or half a century into the future, how much better off would we be today? 

Jimmy Carter before him, witnessed long lines at the gas pump. Only allowed to purchase gas on alternate days. His solution was to put on a sweater, turn down the thermostat at the White House and maybe throw a solar panel or two up on the roof. 

Gas prices went up under Obama. He refused to permit the Keystone XL, even though his own state department could find no valid reason to. When he came up for reelection, knowing the people wanted relief from high gas prices, posed for a photo op beside a portion of the XL pipeline, that he had no control over, and took credit for the increased oil production in the US, on state and private lands, despite the fact that he had banned drilling on government land and put much offshore drilling out of bounds for US oil production. 

Finally, we get to Joe "Where Am I?" Biden, who on day one of his administration, took the US from being energy self sufficient, to become once again dependent on foreign oil, making our economy dependent on foreign nations, many of which actively seek our harm or our demise. 

If you believe in the idea of a strong America, a bastion of democracy in a world of tyrants, we must put our leadership in the hands of those who not only want a strong and prosperous America today, but for the foreseeable future. 

 Remember this next election day.

*My bad! I originally stated 1977, which was when the question of drilling in ANWR began. Old age, slipping clogs and such!