The gas queues started well before Carter. They started in '73. And Carter was calling for the US to move to alternative energy sources that would make us less

The gas queues started well before Carter. They started in '73. And Carter was calling for the US to move to alternative energy sources that would make us less vulnerable to undemocratic states - this was well before any other prominent pols were calling for this. Had we listened to him we wouldn't be in a lot of the messes we're currently in.