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It is the third hour here of the Eric Erikson program.

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We've got to talk about the blame game.

As I have repeatedly advised you based on my time and expertise inside

politics and the media doing commentary and analysis on politics, when one side starts claiming they got the message and they got to get the message out and it's all about the message and the message is what people need to hear and we got a good message and let's tell the message. And if we tell the message, we can turn things around and it's the message, you're losing. Well, the other thing is the blame game.

On one hand you've got the message and we got to get out the message and message it message, message, message, message, message.

And the other is the blame game.

And Democrats are engaging in the blame game. And Democrats are engaging in the blame game.

Here's the headline for the Washington Post.

Worry Democrats poised to pin blame for high gas prices on oil companies.

Lawmakers fed up with high gas prices will get the chance to vent their frustration as chief

executives of six major oil companies hit the hill.

The House Energy and Commerce Committee hearing is the latest effort by Democratic lawmakers

and the Biden administration to demonstrate to voters that they're working to bring down prices at the pump amid fears in the party that inflation could contribute to heavy losses in the midterm elections.

President Biden has placed much of the blame on Vladimir Putin, but Democrats increasingly have gone after the oil and gas industry as well.

Progressives introduced a bill last month to tax oil and gas companies profits and send

the money to consumers as a rebate.

Democrats have criticized stock buybacks.

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