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MACDONALD: Paid $1.69 for Eggs, $2.69 for Butter & Gas Prices are Dropping

January 5, 2026January 3, 2026 Steve MacDonald

You can pay more if you want to. We’ve got stores hereabouts that’ll take 4-5 dollars a dozen for eggs, but they always did that. The Biden printing press inflation/spending machine drove the cost of everything up. Who was it that lost their mind when they found out a pound of butter was over seven … Read more

GrokTALK!: Another Stake in the Left’s Black “Affordability” Heart

December 16, 2025December 15, 2025 GrokTALK!

This week on GrokTALK!, it’s more on the affordability narrative and one of the best examples, from sea to “rising” sea, why a Democrat (any Democrat) can only make our lives more unaffordable. “Tradition is not the worship of ashes, but the preservation of fire.” – Gustav Mahler Speakers’ opinions are their own and may not … Read more

CBS Says Hot Weather Responsible for Rising Gas Prices … Ignores How Biden Promise to End Fossil Fuels Would Raise Gas Prices

August 7, 2023 Steve MacDonald

Summer has the habit of being warmer than the rest of the year, which encourages more travel and typically drives up fuel prices—demand, supply, you know, the drill. But prices have been unusually high, which CBS claims has something to do with Global Boiling.

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Twisting the Facts Doesn’t Solve the Problem

February 15, 2023 Ray Cardello

The Biden Administration is using the power of the mainstream media to hoodwink the unknowing public. Some people get their news only from MSM, just as some who only watch or listen to FOX. The MSM crowd is getting precisely what the President and staff want them to hear.

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Gas Prices are Creeping Back Up. Joe, Are You There?

September 28, 2022 Ray Cardello

Listen to Joe Biden, and the price of gas continues to drop. Listen to the facts, and the gas price has increased each of the last eight days. It is mind-boggling how this current administration looks you in the eye and lies or changes the definitions to fit their narrative.

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How Maggie Hassan Used Legislative Gymnastics To Pretend She Was Against New Taxes

August 11, 2022 Steve MacDonald

First, credit to the Washington Free Beacon for the information and my headline, which is a localized version of theirs. The article, titled “How Vulnerable Dems Used Legislative Gymnastics To Pretend They Were Against New Taxes,” is about Hassan and the lengths she’ll go to look fiscally moderate.

Thank You, Putin, For the Drop in Gas Prices

July 21, 2022 Ray Cardello

Thank you, Putin, for the drop in gas prices. That statement is as hilarious as Joe Biden blaming Putin for gas prices and inflation for the last six months. Joe Biden’s bad energy policies are responsible for the slowing economy and out-of-control price hikes. There are some international influences like the conflict in Ukraine, but … Read more

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Sen. Tom Cotton: CEOs Embracing ESG Might Want to Lawyer Up!

July 17, 2022 Steve MacDonald

Corporate #wokeism has a (reasonably) new name. ESG. Environmental Social Governance claims to be about focusing on social goals and not just profits, but it’s more like corporate socialism pushing Marxist energy policy with its own social credit score.

Irony Alert: Economy “Created” to Sell EVs is Making Them More Expensive to Drive than Combustion Engine Vehicles

July 15, 2022July 14, 2022 Steve MacDonald

Democrats are economic illiterates. It’s the only explanation why so many believe an economy they planned wouldn’t be a total disaster. Take energy. They made oil prices rise to make Electric Vehicles competitive before they had the grid bandwidth to charge them.

How Do You Ask a Pariah for Help

July 12, 2022 Ray Cardello

Joe Biden took off this morning on Air Force One for a week-long trip to Saudi Arabia. Two things were evident as he climbed the steps. Hunter Biden was not along for the ride, so Joe would have to squeeze money from the Saudis himself, and Joe was going to a country to meet with … Read more

Joe Biden, Stop Insulting Us

July 5, 2022 Ray Cardello

This fiasco is getting to the point where it is difficult to be respectful of the President of the United States. China is lauding theJoe Biden message. Doesn’t that tell you all you need to know? Joe Biden is screwing the American people. Drop the mic.

Hypocrisy of Massachusetts Dems who Oppose Gas Tax Holiday

June 27, 2022 Steve MacDonald

For the record, I oppose the gas tax holiday unless it is a permanent vacation. And axing the gas tax is a solid policy move for Lefties who demand an all-electric future that will erase that tax. Why not start now? Not so fast, say Massachusetts Democrats who say No Tax Left Behind.

Politicians Who Want Gas to Be Expensive to Investigate Why Gas is So Expensive

June 23, 2022 Auntie Vaquser

In Momma’s Broken Heart, Miranda Lambert sings, “Leave it to me to be holdin’ the matches, When the fire trucks show up, and there’s nobody else to blame.” Someone looks guilty, and maybe they’re are or perhaps not, but when it comes to high gas prices, it’s no coincidence.

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Donkey Party: Raising Gas Taxes Was a Moral Imperative, Now “Lowering” Them Is …

June 22, 2022 Steve MacDonald

Every time Republicans suggest lowering a tax, Democrats lose their minds. Tobacco, Meals, Vehicle, Real Estate, pick a tax, any tax. It is irresponsible—bad policy. Women will starve, and children will die. Cats and dogs, living together!

High Gas Prices: It Is All Your Fault, Joe. Own It

June 20, 2022 Op-Ed

The US is currently enjoying the highest gas prices in its history. Many reasons for this condition have been given. The Brandon administration’s termination of the Keystone pipeline, denying drilling permits on Federal lands, corporate greed of oil companies, and even the current war in Ukraine have all been cited.

Is Joy Behar Racist Or Just Not Very Bright? Or Both?

June 11, 2022 Op-Ed

As remarkable as it may seem, this week marks Joy Behar’s first time atop our list of the week’s top knuckleheads. Though she’s made multiple appearances on our weekly tribute as an honorable mention, there had always been someone else whose knuckleheadedness had exceeded that of ‘The View’ co-host.

How Biden Helps Struggling Americans: Let’s Cancel 2000 Existing Oil and Gas Leases

June 6, 2022 Steve MacDonald

Joe’s war on fossil fuels continues. The Department of the Interior and an activist judge are working on a scheme that could invalidate up to two thousand domestic oil and gas leases.

The Mixed Signals Are Getting More Twisted

June 4, 2022 Ray Cardello

Rising gas prices are good, as is low weekly job creation. The President thinks that both indicators are favorable signs that his economic policies are working to recover the economy. He is either delirious, ignorant of Economics 101, or was a classmate of AOC. By his sinking approval numbers, not many are buying what Biden … Read more

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It’s All Deliberate and By Design and The All-Electric Future is no Future

June 2, 2022June 1, 2022 Steve MacDonald

The price of gas is about as high as it has ever been, and that is precisely what the Left wants. It is what they wanted Biden to do, and he did it. So, they are happy, but they are mad. Glad it worked, furious that they might have to pay a political price.

Maggie Pretends to Buck Her Party with Gas Tax Holiday but Hassan Votes with Biden Almost 98% Of the Time

May 21, 2022 Steve MacDonald

Maggie Hassan has new ads fouling up my television viewing experience. In them, she claims to be bucking her party by trying to push a federal gas tax holiday (with no chance of passing) because gas prices are too damn high.