On Thursday, the average price of regular unleaded gasoline jumped to $3.61 per gallon and most expect it to go much higher. That’s about double the price when President Obama took office. Traditional explanations for the spike range from Middle East turmoil to increased worldwide demand to price-fixing by OPEC. Louisiana Rep. John Fleming sees international demand as one issue but he says a failed Obama energy policy should be blamed most. Fleming says Obama’s efforts to restrict exploration are exactly what America does not need. Fleming also addresses multiple Democratic contentions on energy. He says the notion that we have a miniscule percentage of the world’s energy reserves is simply wrong. He also rejects the Democratic contention that starting offshore projects now wouldn’t impact gas prices for a decade or more. And he explains what House Republicans are doing to ease energy costs.