Barack Obama made his first oval office address last night. It was a disappointment. The nation was looking for a leader and we got a community organizer. Saul Alinsky is so deeply ingrained in the mindset of this man, that he can not help himself from demonizing people. We know that BP is at fault. We know they are responsible. We know they are going to pay. What we want to know is what in the hell are you going to do to help out?
Are you going to suspend the Jones Act? Are you going to suspend government regulations that are an impediment to stopping oil from reaching the mainland? Screw environmental impact studies. The evidence is right in front of your face! Lead, follow, or get the hell out of the way!
Governor Jindal said to hell with the federal government. We are going to build barriers. We have citizens saying I don’t care if I get fined or thrown in jail; I’m going to take measures to stop this disaster from reaching our waterways. But our Dear Leader is too busy pointing fingers.
Dear Leader stated:
"From the very beginning of this crisis, the federal government has been in charge of the largest environmental cleanup effort in our history."
And yet people in the Gulf have no idea who is in charge.
Instead of using this moment to show true leadership, he used it for political purposes. His cap and trade bill is currently in the Senate and he wants to make a big push for it. He also dusted off one of his campaign speeches for ineffective alternative energy sources, such as wind and solar.
Obama gave us this little jewel to ponder:
“Time and again, we have refused to settle for the paltry limits of conventional wisdom. Instead, what has defined us as a nation since our founding is our capacity to shape our destiny – our determination to fight for the America we want for our children. Even if we’re unsure exactly what that looks like. Even if we don’t yet know precisely how to get there. We know we’ll get there.”
Well, Mr. Obama the America you are determined to fight for looks a lot like Hugo Chavez’s Venezuela. And we want no part of that.
You have taken over various businesses, and now you have your eyes set on BP:
“Tomorrow, I will meet with the chairman of BP and inform him that he is to set aside, whatever resources are required to compensate the workers and business owners who have been harmed as a result of his company’s recklessness. And this fund will not be controlled by BP. In order to ensure that all legitimate claims are paid out in a fair and timely manner; the account must and will be administered by an independent, third party.”
We have laws in this country Mr. President. You do not have the authority to make demands on a private company. Even Attila the Hun had enough sense, when he extorted money from Rome, to know it’s not profitable to suck the host dry. It serves no one to have BP go bankrupt.
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