reasons why they are not punching holes in the ground. 5,000 permits out there that they are waiting to get approved. even if you have a lease, you can t drive without a permit. john kerry is discouraging banks to lend oil producers. you can t get the money if you are independent to drill. then they try to screw up the infrastructure. they won t approve pipelines and et cetera to get the oil to market. it s a concerted effort to stop oil production, you know, to hobble that industry at the same time you are blame iting that industry for more production incredible hypocrisy. it s a good thing that the western energy alliance and american energy alliance are getting involved. the public needs to know what s happening. steve: the public feels it when they go to gas up and go to the grocery store. at inflation stays at this rate and there is a good possibility it will through the balance of the year and gas is high. can joe biden get reelected? no, every time you go to the gas pump,