‘That hurts’: Gas prices in CSRA, elsewhere keep rising ahead of holiday weekend
Rising costs hit working families hardest while Washington debates spending priorities.
The coverage of rising Memorial Day gas prices often treats it like a moody market graph, with drivers as passive victims of “global forces. ” That framing is convenient. It leaves out how policy choices at home shape the pain families feel at the pump.
New Republican Times Editorial Board
Nearly 40 million Americans are expected to hit the road this Memorial Day weekend, and gas prices are nearing their highest levels in nearly four years.
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The coverage of rising Memorial Day gas prices often treats it like a moody market graph, with drivers as passive victims of “global forces.” That framing is convenient. It leaves out how policy choices at home shape the pain families feel at the pump.
Conservatives see gas prices as a test of energy independence, not just a holiday nuisance. When Washington restricts production, slow-walks permits, and signals hostility to domestic drilling and refining, markets respond. So do workers who commute, small businesses that deliver, and rural communities that cannot “just take transit.” This is about cost-of-living reality, not talking points.
A serious approach puts national security and public trust back into energy policy: produce more here, streamline infrastructure, and stop treating reliable fuel as a moral failing. The principle is simple: stable, affordable energy is a basic condition for a functioning country.
Commentary written with AI assistance by the New Republican Times Editorial Board.