Democrats on the defensive as Biden screw-ups multiply

 Washington Examiner:

Skyrocketing inflation combined with perceptions President Joe Biden has been slow to respond are putting Democrats on the defensive and boosting Republican efforts to recapture congressional majorities in 2022.

The cost of household goods — everything from groceries to energy to automobiles — is up significantly over the past year and rising faster than it has in three decades. This sticker shock is fomenting anxiety about the economy and frustration over the presumed lack of aggressive federal action to stabilize prices. Voters blame Biden, a political dynamic manifesting in public opinion polls suggesting a red wave is poised to sweep Democrats from power in midterm elections.

“We’re in a tough spot right now. Voters clearly don’t think we’re doing enough to help lower their costs,” a Democratic strategist said, requesting anonymity to speak candidly about the party’s political challenges. “We need to be out there every day talking about how we’re lowering costs and Republicans are working to keep costs high while bailing out the wealthiest few.”

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This Democrat response to the problems is delusional.  Biden is driving up the cost with his energy policies that restrict the supply while pushing for more expensive Big Green projects that are less reliable.  Blaming oil companies for the prices looks like a political fraud.  When you restrict the supply and increase the cost of transporting oil to market you raise the price of almost everything.  Biden should be looking in the mirror for who is responsible and not blaming the businesses that are having to deal with his bad policies.

It is also absurd to say that spending trillions on Democrat wish lists will lower inflation.  It is Biden's profligate spending that is causing it.

See, also:

Revealed: Biden Admin Was Warned by Multiple Experts About Incoming Inflation, Made It Worse Against Advice

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According to Fox News, Steven Rattner, a former economic adviser to President Barack Obama, wrote a guest essay for the New York Times where he revealed that he and a myriad of other economic experts warned the Democrats about inflation to no avail. Rattner served as counselor to the then-Treasury Secretary.
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“The original sin was the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan, passed in March. The bill — almost completely unfunded — sought to counter the effects of the Covid pandemic by focusing on demand-side stimulus rather than on investment,” he wrote. “That has contributed materially to today’s inflation levels.”
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