Advertisement OPINION: This article may contain commentary which reflects the author's opinion. The strategic petroleum reserves are supposed to be used in times of a national crisis, not to lower gas prices. Now Republicans are starting an investigation into why President Joe Biden decided to the 180 million barrels released from the strategic petroleum reserves since the Spring, The Daily Mail reported.

American cities such as San Francisco, Cleveland, and Portland rank high among Democrat led metropolises that have become barren of human activity in the wake of record-high crime, homelessness, and poor public services.