DOUBLING DOWN ON STUPID: President Biden Is Ready to Use the SPR Again If Needed.

President Biden will use crude oil from the strategic petroleum reserve should the need arise, energy adviser Amos Hochstein has said, noting there was enough oil in the reserve.

“We have been replenishing into the SPR for the last several months. I think we have sufficient supply in the SPR to address any kind of concern in the economy if we need it,” Hochstein said, speaking at the Milken Institute Global Conference, as quoted by Reuters.

The U.S. saw the stockpiles of crude oil in the SPR fall from 638 million barrels at President Joe Biden’s inauguration to just 347 million barrels by the summer of 2023 as the administration tried to bring down gasoline prices for consumers by releasing over 180 million barrels from the SPR.

Funny, but prices are still up since Biden was sworn in.

Also:

President Trump wanted to refill our Strategic Petroleum Reserve when oil was $24/barrel, but Democrats blocked him.

Now, taxpayers will be forced to refill it at nearly TRIPLE the cost.

— Jim Banks (@RepJimBanks) October 20, 2022

Fill’er up isn’t going to happen so long as Joe Biden is (ostensibly) in charge.

LIMITED TIME DEAL: DEWALT 20V MAX Cordless Drill and Impact Driver. #CommissionEarned

KRUISER’S MORNING BRIEFING: Weird — I Did Have ‘RFK Jr Brain Worm’ on My Bingo Card. “Look, there are a zillion things from RFK Jr.’s past that could be dredged up for hit piece fodder. The guy is a bit of an oddball, even for a Kennedy. This is probably one of the milder stories that anybody doing oppo research on him could find.”

THE BARBIELAND INTIFADA:

Research Discovers Women Will Support Any Cause No Matter How Murderous So Long As They Get To Wear A Scarf https://t.co/8RvHiIC7kF pic.twitter.com/AjGDW9ObR5

— The Babylon Bee (@TheBabylonBee) May 8, 2024

ANALYSIS: TRUE.

Why, you may ask, are the campus and other protesters inspired to protest in increasing numbers, and with greater violence and aggressiveness?

The answer is that the protesters believe their protests are working.

When @POTUS Biden withholds weapons from @Israel a few weeks… https://t.co/9lsXKI1joN

— Bill Ackman (@BillAckman) May 8, 2024

Everybody knows that Joe Biden’s “Don’t” is just his opening bargaining position and that he’ll give it up at the slightest sign of resistance.

THE WORLD BANK WANTS THE ERA OF CHEAP FOOD TO BE OVER. Of course it does.

Remember, making ordinary people’s lives worse isn’t an unfortunate side effect of their policies. It’s the goal.

THE GIFT THAT KEEPS GIVING: Fetterman commends University of Florida’s response to campus protests. I can’t wait until he switches parties.

THEY ALWAYS WERE: Biden Regime Makes It Unmistakable: We’re On Hamas’ Side Now.

MORE NEUROLOGICAL ACTIVITY, TOO:

Dead Worm Found In RFK Jr.’s Brain Already Polling Higher Than Biden In 11 States https://t.co/v1STabjycx pic.twitter.com/pABxmnMsgr

— The Babylon Bee (@TheBabylonBee) May 8, 2024

DISPATCHES FROM THE “IT’S DIFFERENT WHEN WE DO IT PARTY:”

They impeached Trump over the same move. https://t.co/8lwXyDbXD3

— The Non-Consenting Dissident Barsh Consulting Co. (@EmilyTVproducer) May 9, 2024

BEEGE WELLBORN: I Don’t Want to Hear Noem-Or ‘VP’ Talk About These Two, M’kay?

Yeesh. Sometimes I think Republicans are just so desperate for a pretty face that doesn’t mean tweet, they’ll fall all over themselves elevating – and defending – the exact opposite of what they supposedly want. They get cleaned bowled over by a bad case of goo-goo eyes.

This business with the Dakota Darling Duo – Doug Burgum and Kristi Noem – being serious Vice Presidential contenders strikes me as one of those times if you check out the chatter in comment sections.

If some of you remember, I did a dive into Doug Burgum last fall after seeing the folksy, imminently approachable “regular farmer guy” no one had ever heard of during the first presidential candidate debate.

Like, who was he? I’d never heard of him.

God dang, people. All it took was about two seconds to find out he could easily be “Eat the Bugs” Burgum, judging by the close friends he runs with.

I will not eat the bugs.

DAVID BARON, CALL YOUR OFFICE: Bear dragged Massachusetts car crash victim’s body from vehicle and into woods: cops.

THE CORBYNIZATION OF THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY CONTINUES APACE:

Pretty soon a lot of people are going to conclude that voting Republican in November will be the only way to save Israel. Whatever trust people had in Democrats to support Israel is rapidly dissipating.

— Ken Gardner (@KenGardner11) May 9, 2024

HMM: Biden’s National Guard Power Grab. “Calling it a ‘power grab,’ Gov. Greg Abbott (R-Texas) has expressed his opposition to the Biden administration’s proposal to transfer members of the Air National Guard to the Space Force without the permission of state or territorial governors.”

IT’S HARD TO HAVE BALLS AND SWAGGER WHEN YOU’RE GENUINELY AWFUL AT YOUR JOB: Press Cowards’ Hypocritical Lament Over Media’s Lack of ‘Balls’ and ‘Swagger.’

WELL, YES: Ron Hart: Foolish College Antics Accelerate Downward Spiral Of Higher Education.

36,639 students attended Columbia in 2022, and 20,321 were foreign students in 2023. It crept up on the university. . . .

The “demonstrators” were given pamphlets on how to protest. If you know anything about 18- to 25-year-olds today, they couldn’t organize a one car funeral. They are lemmings, woke and entitled.

Lefties fell for Hamas. I thought the 9/11 attacks taught us all we needed to know about radical Islam.

Hamas members committed rape Oct. 7 when it invaded Israel. Yet the “MeToo” progressive women’s movements remain eerily quiet. Hamas is fortunate that it is not a Christmas song, Founding Father statue, syrup bottle or a male candidate for the Supreme Court.

It’s only rape if it’s done by a white frat guy.

OPEN THREAD: It’s that time again.

THE NEW SPACE RACE: Chang’e-6 enters lunar orbit ahead of far side landing attempt.

UPDATE: Link was bad before. Fixed now. Sorry!

BECAUSE IT’S A KANGAROO COURT RUN BY AN IN-THE-TANK JUDGE? Why Is the Judge in Trump’s New York Trial Muzzling a Key Defense Witness?

WELL OKAY THEN:

The Biden admin you guys. I just don't know. https://t.co/MOf7uLQ4hx

— Omri Ceren (@omriceren) May 8, 2024

THE LONG AND GRINDING ROAD: 54 Years After its Release, Let It Be, the Beatles’ Last Movie, is Finally Available for Home Viewing.

My latest, over at Ed Driscoll.com.

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION IS EVERYWHERE: Concerning Findings – This Severe Heart Disease Is Becoming Much More Common.

FOLLOW THE MONEY: Brown, Harvard, and Indiana University of Pa. Received Gifts from the “State of Palestine.”  The grants were spotted by the watchdogs at OpenThe Books, which has also just launched a free tool for members of the public to do their own searches of how money is being spent by governments at the local, state and federal levels. It’s called Benjamin the Chatbot (in honor of Benjamin Franklin.)

IN THE MAIL: Vows: The Modern Genius of an Ancient Rite.

WOEING: Boeing’s Starliner flight delayed again for oxygen tank valve replacement.