Moronic reference
pOTUS (small "p") referred to the Gulf oil crisis as having echos of 9/11.
I cannot think of a rational and fair reason why he would do so -- at least on the face of the comment. My guess is that he will use this as a springboard to foist energy policy on the U.S. that will cripple us for decades to come -- in the same vein as 9/11 created Homeland Security and the reforms to Intelligence -- fine examples of oxymorons.
The 9/11 reference is obviously an attempt to cloak his failures over the last 50 days as being "something beyond his control" and the result of evil foreigners -- all the better to bash BP with for political marbles. In making this allusion he insults all Americans and in particular, the Americans who died at the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and in a field in Pennsylvania. Americans who died in trying to save other Americans. And Americans who suffer for the loss of loved ones and are in poor health because of the toxic stew ... created by the actions of jihadists, terrorists.
It is hardly worth mentioning, but the analogy is more Katrina than 9/11. And you, Mr. [p]resident, are still fiddling while Rome is burning, you are still trying to avoid wasting a good crisis by moving forward your socialist / progressive agenda at our expense. Instead of wasting time yacking about "energy policy" why not waste some time addressing Iran's nuclear ambitions, Brazil's cozy relationship with Iran, Chavez's meddling and the International Anti-Israel conspiracy? Or figuring out how we can stop the flow of oil?
I cannot think of a rational and fair reason why he would do so -- at least on the face of the comment. My guess is that he will use this as a springboard to foist energy policy on the U.S. that will cripple us for decades to come -- in the same vein as 9/11 created Homeland Security and the reforms to Intelligence -- fine examples of oxymorons.
The 9/11 reference is obviously an attempt to cloak his failures over the last 50 days as being "something beyond his control" and the result of evil foreigners -- all the better to bash BP with for political marbles. In making this allusion he insults all Americans and in particular, the Americans who died at the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and in a field in Pennsylvania. Americans who died in trying to save other Americans. And Americans who suffer for the loss of loved ones and are in poor health because of the toxic stew ... created by the actions of jihadists, terrorists.
It is hardly worth mentioning, but the analogy is more Katrina than 9/11. And you, Mr. [p]resident, are still fiddling while Rome is burning, you are still trying to avoid wasting a good crisis by moving forward your socialist / progressive agenda at our expense. Instead of wasting time yacking about "energy policy" why not waste some time addressing Iran's nuclear ambitions, Brazil's cozy relationship with Iran, Chavez's meddling and the International Anti-Israel conspiracy? Or figuring out how we can stop the flow of oil?
posted by Zaphod at Monday, June 14, 2010
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