The oil "shortage" was completely contrived by the Democrats over the past two years. During the Obama Administration, hundreds of coal-fired electrical generating plants were arbitrarily shut down, creating an electrical shortage. The reality is, there are no real shortages of any kind in the US. The apparent shortages have all be deliberately created by the Democrats and those controlling the Democratic Party, who also control the corporate media. It's all a trick to force Americans into giving up their standard of living and their way of life.