Alright, folks, let's talk about West Virginia. God's country. Coal country. Except, uh, about that coal thing... Turns out, all that 'drill, baby, drill' talk didn't exactly translate to cheap electricity for the hardworking folks there. Shocking, I know. Shocking.

Word on the street (and by street I mean the Drudge Report) is that electric bills are topping mortgage payments. Think about that for a second. You're choosing between keeping the lights on and keeping a roof over your head. Sounds like peak Clown World to me.

So, what happened? Trump promised you jobs. He promised you cheap energy. He promised to Make America Great Again. But now you're shelling out more for kilowatts than your monthly payment. Where's the MAGA now?

Maybe, just maybe, relying solely on coal ain't the smartest play. I know, heresy! But hear me out. The Left's screeching about 'renewables' might be annoying, but ignoring other options entirely is, shall we say, less than genius-level strategy.

And let's not forget the glorious regulations that choke every damn thing the free market touches. You can't swing a dead cat in this country without hitting some government bureaucrat who thinks he knows better than you. It’s the EPA and their cronies screwing everything up.

This isn't just a West Virginia problem, either. It's a preview of what's coming to the rest of the country if we don't get our act together. The elites in DC are laughing all the way to the bank while the rest of us are struggling to pay the bills.

So what's the solution? Cut the red tape. Unleash the free market. And maybe, just maybe, start thinking about energy diversification. I know, it sounds like something a soyboy would say, but sometimes even soyboys accidentally stumble upon a good idea.

Wake up, America. The swamp is deeper than you think. And it's draining your wallet dry.