The View from Right Field

A Great Way to #StandWithUkraine: @SpiritAmerica

There are lots of wonderful groups helping refugees fleeing the fighting in Ukraine.  And that’s important because the victims of Vladimir Putin’s continued invasion of Ukraine need assistance.  But, in addition to helping the victims of the fighting, let me suggest a way to help the people fighting Vladimir Putin

Spirit of America is different than most groups helping in Ukraine.  It’s not non-partisan.  It takes a side.  It takes Ukraine’s side.  Spirit of America is providing things like body armor, helmets, first aid kits, secure communication gear, etc., to members of the Ukraine armed forces and the new Ukrainian territorial forces. 

Biden Is Looking for Oil Everywhere – Except Texas

The Biden administration energy policy reminds me a lot of Johnny Lee’s 1980 hit country song “Looking for Love (In All the Wrong Places)”, except it should be changed to “Looking for Oil in All the Wrong Places.”  With, first, inflation surging and, now, Russia invading Ukraine, the Biden administration is looking for oil.  Except it is looking in the wrong places.

Late last year, with gas prices up, the Administration asked Saudi Arabia and the Gulf states to increase oil production.  They wouldn’t.  According to some reports, one of the reasons the Administration is pushing to reinstate the Iran nuclear agreement is to get Iranian oil back on the world market.  The New York Times has reported that Administration officials are talking with Venezuela on ways to end on sanctions on their oil, to get supplies up and gas prices down.