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Romney turns up the heat on Obama energy policies
Tom Cohen-CNN
12-03-18
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Mitt Romney has attacked president Obama for his energy policies and called for the resignation of the top energy officials. Recently gas prices have risen and Romney is blaming president Obama saying he hasn’t done anything to reduce dependence on foreign oil. Romney has blamed Obama for wanting higher energy prices to speed the transition away from oil and fossil fuels. Obamas administration responded by saying that the oil prices are not controlled by the administration and are instead determined by global oil prices. In addition David Axelrod, Obama’s senior campaign adviser, said that Obama seeking higher energy cost was nonsense and that domestic production of oil is now higher than anytime in recent memory. Interior secretary Ken Salazar has said “the fact of the matter is that we are producing more from public lands, both oil and gas, both onshore as well as offshore”. Press secretary jay carney said that if the answer to the oil prices was increased drilling then we would be seeing lower prices because we have increased domestic oil and gas production.
I think that Mitt Romneys attacks on President Obama and his administration are unfounded and I think they need to get there facts straight before they say anything. I think that transferring away from foreign oil towards domestic oil and clean energy is important and I would support any way Obama is moving to do that. I am not worried about rising gas prices; the United States still has the luxury of low gas prices compared to the rest of the world.
Mitt Romney is attempting to bolster his campaign for the Republican nomination by slandering the policies of president policies. Because of Romney's large lead on the other candidates, he is focusing on the bigger picture, which is the election against Obama later in 2012. Romney accuses Obama of not doing enough to reduce foreign oil and that he wishes to keep prices of oil high to reduce dependance on it. Obama's camp countered by saying the accusations were ridiculous and that the price of oil is determined by foreign markets.
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