http://twitchy.com/samj/2026/01/11/oil-and-gas-ted-lieu-n2423801
Awww ... and here I thought Ted "Tigger" Lieu wanted to put a tiger in everyone's tank?!
In an all-too-predictable display of Democrat hypocrisy, California Rep. Ted Lieu (the same guy who cheered "AMERICA IS BACK" after dumping billions in aid to Ukraine) now whines on X about Trump's push for U.S. oil giants to invest in Venezuela, going so far as to lightly (passive-aggressively) threaten them.
Because nothing screams patriotism like blocking cheap energy deals while funding endless foreign wars, right, Ted?
If we had a nickel for every situation the Democrats take the wrong position on, we'd have a buttload of nickels.
Look at this nonsense:
Ted Lieu (@tedlieu) ~ Dear oil barons: A new US President will be elected in less than 3 years. Everything Trump does can be reversed. And since Venezuela is authoritarian, they can reverse on a dime.
The only durable guarantees require congressional laws. I am a hard NO. We should focus on America.
The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) ~ Breaking news: As President Trump pushed U.S. oil companies to commit to invest $100 billion in Venezuela at a White House meeting, the CEO of ExxonMobil warned the company is far from enlisting and said that Venezuela is “uninvestable.”
http://wapo.st/4qQK8Qq
Seems Lieu is in a new "letter-writing" phase on his X account ... or at least the underpaid and underqualified interns he's hired are.
The "evil oil barons" responded:
US Oil & Gas Association (@US_OGA) ~ We thank California's 47th best Congressman for sharing his views on energy this afternoon with all of us.
In return we will point out that Californians pay the highest fuel prices in the nation thanks to his views on energy.
When we Googled this, there are 52 reps from California, so now we're curious which five they think are worse than Lieu? We're willing to bet Eric Swalwell is one of them.
Swalwell is definitely one ... and then there's Maxine Waters, Nancy Pelosi, and Ro Khanna. Don't know who the fifth one would be, but there are plenty of loons to choose from!
Steve (@SDHudson89) ~ "Dear oil barons" ... LOL! LMAO, even!
Like other Democrats, Lieu assumes people are too dumb to understand why gas is so expensive in California. Hint, it's not the "evil oil barons."
Spacemankey (@rectexas) ~ What an absolute POS.
BrownGuyLee (@Damionnpapi) ~ So you want America to continue to decline? I see.
Democrats love for America to fail, because then they can pretend they're going to save it. They've been pulling this scam for decades.
The essential American soul is hard, isolate, stoic, and a killer. It has never yet melted. ~ D.H. Lawrence
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