To Comfort The Afflicted
And Afflict The Comfortable

To Comfort The Afflicted And Afflict The Comfortable

Wednesday, April 16, 2025

Observercast

The Saudi Gambit To Elect Republicans

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Only suckers believe that President Joe Biden is responsible for the price of gasoline, but then we all know that a sucker is born every minute, which explains a lot about our politics. The propaganda about oil prices now emanating from the Republican Party, which blames Biden for energy costs, is designed to conceal a much more sinister reality. Oil prices are rising again because the Saudi monarchs and the Kremlin dictator want Republicans to […]

Joe Conason
Joe Conason
Joe Conason is an American journalist, author and liberal political commentator. He writes a column for Salon.com and has written a number of books, including Big Lies, which addresses what he says are myths spread about liberals by conservatives.