The unrest in the Middle East has led to sharply higher fuel prices, and Louisiana Rep. John Fleming says President Obama is in no rush to see them come down again. Why would Obama welcome painfully high prices? What is the economic impact of these higher energy prices? What is the administration doing and not doing to encourage domestic energy production? Is Obama really in favor of domestic energy or are his policies really just window dressing? We discuss it all with Rep. Fleming, who grilled Interior Secretary Ken Salazar over these issues this week in the House Natural Resources Committee.
