Imagine this: You get called into your boss’s office. You’re told, “The company is studying the potential impacts of firing you,” but then the boss immediately backtracks, saying, “There’s some confusion here; that’s something we’re not going to do.” Would you simply return to your workstation, content that your employer expects to keep you around for the long term?
President Joe Biden just delivered a similarly confusing message to every Michigan resident. On November 8, White House spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre admitted that the federal government was “studying the impact of shutting down the Line 5” pipeline, which moves essential heating and transportation fuels throughout Michigan and the Midwest. The next day Jean-Pierre walked back that statement, explaining that there had been confusion over the reporting and that shutting down the pipeline is “something we’re not going to do.” Given the history of Democratic Party leaders when it comes to energy issues, it looks like Jean-Pierre admitted the quiet part out loud and then had to retract it.
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