Republicans: AAAAAH INFLATION IT'S JOE BIDEN'S FAULT
Republicans: YAY FREEDOM DRIVERS WHO ARE BLOCKING KEY POINTS FOR BRINGING STUFF INTO THE US!
If that isn't hypocritical, I don't know what is.
Having driven up and down the east coast many times, I can tell you slowing traffic on the beltway is like pouring a cup of water in the ocean. Nobody is going to notice.
While I have no doubt that is true (Seattle native myself, but that was over 50 years ago) DC to Fredericksburg VA is the worst I have ever known personally and that includes driving through NYC and Boston combined.