I'm going to lay out what's happening with this oil spill. Remember, Rahm Emmanuel said a long time ago that you "can't let a crisis go to waste." He explained what he meant by that is that during a crisis you "can do things that you otherwise wouldn't be able to." So what does the administration want to do on the backdrop of this oil spill that otherwise would be politically impossible? Comprehensive energy policy. Well, that's what they're going to call it. It's really cap and trade or in layman's terms cut off oil even in the absence of a viable alternative. You'll remember Obama saying during the campaign that he wants to "drive [the coal industry] out of business." Do you think he's any friendlier towards oil? So they've got their crisis, now to take advantage to push through their destructive agenda.
He's already put a 6-month moratorium on US drilling in the gulf. Do you honestly believe that in 6 months the rigs will be drilling again? Absolutely they will NOT be. This moratorium is going to be dragged on and on for years. At least until 2012 when that rat is out of the White House. See you can't just shut down those rigs and expect them to sit there waiting for us to give them the green light again. They will be sent to Nigeria or Brazil or to some other place that does lots of deep sea drilling. It's been reported by the Wall Street Journal that the Brazilian oil company Petrobras stands to really cash in on this oil spill because they're going to get a lot of the equipment that we've stopped using shipped down there. Who is one of the leading investors in Petrobras? George Soros. If you don't know who he is then you haven't been paying attention and shame on you. Briefly, and among other things, George Soros is a founding member of Center for American Progress (CAP). CAP has been guiding Obama on his response to the oil spill. Get a load of this:
May 4 - CAP calls on the president to name an independent commission to investigate the causes of the disaster. One week later Obama does exactly that.
May 21 - CAP president John Podesta encourages the white house to name a point person for the spill response. A week later Obama does exactly that.
May 26 - CAP tells the White House they should force BP to set up an escrow account which Gulf residents can claim. Surprise, surprise the White House does it.
Connect the dots.
Now to the part about how the White House is going to try to use this oil spill to alter public opinion on his domestic agenda. We already heard his Oval Office speech wherein he spent half of it massaging us with the idea that we really, really, really need to get off of oil. That oil is the cause of all the world's troubles. Now look at the people who he has named to his independent commission. Of the 7 commission members only one has a background in engineering. Remember the purpose here is to discover the cause of the spill. Just one person with an engineering background. And that guy specializes in physics and optics so even his engineering background isn't related to oil rigs. Sounds reasonable right? I mean, why would you want engineers to find out what went wrong? There is one environmental scientist who specializes in coastal areas and the effects of oil, so that's a good one. But the rest of them are --- wait for it --- wait for it ----......
POLICY EXPERTS!!!! HOORAY!!!
5 of the 7 are policy people. It makes perfect sense doesn't it. Since this is really all about climate change, anti-oil policy that you would fill your committee with policy people. Man, I love this Obama clown more and more everyday. He's so post-partisan.
But Troy, you say, this is an INDEPENDENT commission. It's completely non-partisan. Oh, is it? Sounds like most of them have already made up their minds (even before they've ever met) about the cause of the spill and in a strange coincidence it goes right along with Obama's own domestic agenda. How convenient.
- "We can blame BP for the disaster and we should. We can blame lack of adequate government oversight for the disaster and we should. But in the end, we also must place the blame where it originated: America's addiction to oil."
That's from one of the "independent" commission members. This gal has called for a ban on offshore and Alaskan drilling 5 times since May alone. She sounds pretty open-minded and like she's really seeking the truth.
- "Even as questions persist, there is one thing I know for certain: the Gulf oil spill isn't just an accident. It's the result of a failed energy policy."
That's from another one of them. Boy, these guys don't sound biased at all. Maybe I'm all wrong and this truly is a non-political, independent committee. Silly me.
Here's the truth. This commission isn't really charged with the job of finding out what happened. Their job will be to supply the president with ammunition in his fight against oil so he can further his jobs-destroying energy policies. Never let a good crisis go to waste, indeed.
Obama is bum. The only joy I receive in association with his shameful name is that of knowing that his approval rating is dropping almost daily these days.
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Troy, after reading your post I wholeheartedly agree with you. However, I do not believe that Obama is doing anything terribly different from past presidents. They have all used massive problems to push through their agendas.
ReplyDeleteBush with the Patriot act is a good example. I just think that most past presidents have been WAY BETTER at keeping it low profile.
Obama seems not to care even a little bit about how his standing with the country is falling apart. He just keeps hacking and slashing at things. The guy has his own plans and isn't stopping to see what anyone thinks about them.
I am super worried about this. What an awful hit this will be to our floundering economy. Perhaps he is hoping to make the economy worse so that more people will readily accept is CRAPPY health care plan.
Good point Ammon. The Patriot Act was an overreach of federal authority. Liberals were quick to point this out as their justification for Bush being a dictator. Ironically we've heard nothing but crickets from the left once Obama took office and EXPANDED the Patriot Act.
ReplyDeleteI agree with your point though. Obama is moving full-steam ahead with his plans. I think with Bush we were eventually headed down this road. I think with McCain we would have been headed down this road. But those guys were moving at a much slower pace. Obama isn't slowing down for any opposition, let alone the constitution. Two years ago if you had told America that in summer 2010 the federal government will 1) have taken over banks, 2) have taken over GM, 3) shutting down oil drilling and be whispering about controlling oil there's no way anybody would have believed it could all have happened so quickly. I shudder to think where the NEXT two years takes us if we stay on this course.
Connecting the dots... here is an article on the recent polls. Despite the radical drop in the polls Obama doesnt even slow. He just keeps charging ahead.
ReplyDeleteI don't think he gives a crap about re-election. Most presidents wait until their second term to rock the boat. Obama is about to capsize and he doesn't care. FREAKING SCARY.
Enjoy!
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703900004575325263274951230.html?mod=WSJ_hpp_MIDDLETopStories
He doesn't care because he's (in his own words) "fundamentally transforming America."
ReplyDeleteRe-election doesn't matter because if he gets his Marxist agenda pushed through the entire foundation of the United States will have been altered. We'll be living under a completely new set of rules. Reversing all of that will be nearly impossible.
I Obama isn't worrying about re-election because he thinks re-election won't be an issue. I wouldn't be surprised to watch this man do away with term limits and the entire democratic process altogether. Obama for life!
ReplyDeleteJohn, that is a scary idea. I just might have nightmares tonight!
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