The majority of American voters are consumers. Very few them are oilmen or friends of oilmen. Gallup reports that most Americans already blame the energy crisis on energy producers and foreign countries. We've forgotten the politics. We're too busy talking about sound energy policy.
Republicans are great at public policy.
Republicans were right about the cold war, right about tax cuts, right about welfare, and we're right about the need for a comprehensive energy policy to increase production. More than fifty million voters failed to figure this out in time for the last election. Only 537 Floridians and one butterfly ballot prevented the party of bad policies and vicious politics from retaking the White House. In Political War, Sound-bites and Emotions Beat Argument and Reason. The weapons of politics are symbols that evoke fear and hope.