If there is anything the new, present-day Democrat is vehemently against, it is fossil fuels and American energy. For years, they have pushed the idea that gas cars and emissions are destroying the earth, and millions die from the changing climate every year. None of which could be further from the truth. A champion of that anti-fossil fuel approach has been Vice President Kamala Harris.
The VP has been very vocal about her opposition to oil and gas. As a candidate in the 2019 primaries, then-Senator Harris said she supported a total ban on fracking, and that she is also a full supported of the 'Green New Deal' plan. But as American energy flounders, Kamala's past might become an issue for her.
FOX News oil and gas expert Phil Flynn says she has made a career off prosecuting and targeting oil companies, and they do not like her much.
"She has supported policies that have emboldened our adversaries when it comes to energy production...all of her policies seem to be disastrous when it comes to global and U.S. oil production, and it will hurt the economy if she gets into power," he says.
Harris has filed countless criminal charges against many energy companies, including some based right here in Houston. She is the new mold of Democrat, that cares about green energy, and nothing about the economy.
The national impact is not her only problem. Thanks to her boss, President Biden, the strategic oil reserve has been drained to near emptiness, leaving the U.S. in a position to have to buy oil from people like Saudi Arabia. But even there, Kamala has issues.
"Some statements from her seem to suggest she is very anti-Saudi...which is precarious in a world where we need allies in the Middle East," he says. "When you look at the energy policy impact on the stability of the globe right now...it cannot be understated."
Of course, this stance is all in the name of climate change and wanting to supposedly 'save the planet.' While they beat that drum until they cannot see straight, they are ignoring what could be a legitimate energy disaster in the United States.
"At some point, there is going to be a deficit...they see climate change as an existential threat...and do not see the threat coming from a lack of fossil fuels...we have to have it to power our economy for the future," he says. "If we do not have it, our economy is at risk."
This will surely be a big part of her campaign platform though, whether people want to hear it or not. Which might be her undoing in November.
"When you are forcing people to stop using fossil fuels...and drive electric cars and get rid of gas stoves...when you get that, it always leads to higher prices, and a slower economy," he says.
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