Obama's Hypocracy Trap

I have detected quite a few of the things that were pointed out in this article.

Even if Republicans were responsible for every evil attributed to them by Democrats, why bang on about it after 17 months in office? The only answer is self-preservation, which is an unattractive trait in someone who's supposed to be leader.

But because he is stuck in a defensive crouch on the BP spill, the economy, Afghanistan, Israel, the bungling political maneuvers of his operatives, and more, Obama has no alternative but to play the blame game.

Yeah, but he is constantly talking about how he hates the Washington blame game but then blames everyone other then himself. This part had me laughing out loud.

The interview is already famous for Obama's line about relying on experts to tell him whose "ass to kick." The line is funny because what was supposed to be proof of his red-blooded American anger came off as clueless. What kind of leader needs advice on ass kicking?

The funniest part is that Obama has to "rely on experts" to kick ass in the first place. That has to be the wimpiest thing an American President has said in a long time. This isn't tough talk about bombing but tough talk about stopping an ecological disaster. I know he really can't do anything other than saying "faster, faster BP" but the finger-pointing is really getting to be a joke now.

This part is the best description I have read of the Obama White House by far as well.

Pragmatists have turned their backs on the president after finding that the last, best argument that Democrats made in 2008 -- Obama's competency under pressure -- was actually decision-making paralysis masquerading as coolness.

This paralysis as coolness is rampant in the Obama White House. It happened with the protesters in Iran and on the backlash against Obamacare. You could chalk those up to inexperience now there are no more excuses.

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Louisiana Politicians Call for End on Drilling Ban

It seems to be by bipartisan margins as well.

Louisiana lawmakers have railed against the moratorium, saying it could put more than 100,000 people out of work, shutter businesses and destroy livelihoods. A bill asking the administration to shorten the moratorium passed the Legislature unanimously.

But persuading the administration to take such action could prove to be extraordinarily difficult at a time when globs of oil are fouling marshes and beaches, images of oil-soaked birds are a fixture in the news and no apparent end to the spill is in sight.

I have to agree with one lawmaker that calls it grounding all airplanes in the US because one of them crashed. If they have to do a safety audit of all the blow-out preventers then we better get a progress report soon. If they aren't doing that and just stopped deep water drilling to limit political damage then Obama needs to get out of the way and let these people get back to work.

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Only 3 Months After the BP Oil Rig Exploded; Obama Meets With the Families

And people wonder why the dispassionate act is hurting him.

The president's private meeting with the families in the State Dining Room is part of his effort to show the public, unhappy with the handling of the catastrophe by the government and the well owner, BP PLC, that he is on top of the situation.

I'm sure Bill Clinton would have met with the families first and not waited until he had to "get on top of the situation" to do it. I mean it isn't just a bunch of pelicans that died in this spill but 11 people did too. Finally, Obama is getting around to acknowledging that fact.

It is also good to see that the British government coming to the aid of their company at least noting how economically important the company is to people in Britain.

BP PLC got its first public sign of support from the British government Thursday as the U.K.'s Treasury chief cited the "economic value" of BP in the U.K. and the U.S. In addition, the U.K.'s new prime minister said he expected to discuss the company in a weekend call with U.S. President Barack Obama.

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Ashton Kutcher Dings the GOP about the Oil Spill while Driving a Giant Freakish Pickup

I think this may be the worst case of hypocrisy outside of the United Nations courtesy of a brain dead celebrity.

�If you could go back to the Republican National Convention and look the guys in the eyes that were saying, �DRILL, DRILL, DRILL,� at the Republican National Convention, those guys, there you go� that�s what we got, like, we did it, we drilled drilled drilled,� said Kutcher.

I guess he forgot there are about 4000 other rigs in the Gulf of Mexico that were there long before 2008. Actually much of the reason all of these rigs are out there is so Americans can drive giant pick-up trucks like this one:



Wait who is that behind the wheel? The aforementioned Ashton Kutcher. They want to "drill, drill, drill" so you can drive around this monstrosity that gets 7 miles a gallon. What is even more rich is he is not hauling iron ore but is driving it to get some Starbucks or something. Now this has to be the biggest case of "do as I say not as I do" of all time.

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Obama Looks for "Ass to Kick" on Oil Spill

I guess someone finally told him that the detached Spock act is not going to get the job done here. I wonder if he will kick his own ass since he only seems to be reacting emotionally 2 months after the damage has been done.

He told NBC he was looking for some "ass to kick" as recriminations mount and oil reaps a dreadful toll on seabirds, Louisiana wetlands, teeming fishing grounds and idyllic beaches.

He rejected claims he had been too cool, or slow in his response.

"I'm going to push back hard on this because I think that this is an idea that got into folks' heads and the media is running with it.

"I was down there a month ago, before most of these talking heads were even paying attention to the Gulf," he said.

Um, people were certainly paying attention on May 2nd when he first went down to the Gulf and flew around in his helicopter. I like how he blames the media as well for pointing out how he didn't seem to care about things happening in the Gulf until just recently. I mean he had time to meet with Marv Albert and talk about the NBA he should have had more time for the spill.

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Helen Thomas Resigns after Advocating the Destruction of the State of Israel

Well at least she lost her job for what many on the far left think but dare not say.

Known for her confrontational questioning, Thomas apologized for comments that were captured on video and have spread widely on the Internet. On the May 27 video, Thomas says Israelis should "get the hell out of Palestine" and suggests they go to Germany, Poland or the U.S.

In other words Thomas would like to see the Jews kicked right out of their nation and forced to relocate in Europe or the US. In other words she wouldn't mind seeing the destruction of the State of Israel just like Iran and Hamas. Now that is keeping with some interesting company for the gargoyle of the Press Corps. Her apology is a strait-up joke as well:

She added: "They do not reflect my heart-felt belief that peace will come to the Middle East only when all parties recognize the need for mutual respect and tolerance. May that day come soon."

Yeah, in her mind peace in the Middle East can only be achieved after all the Jews leave their country. The sad part is that she echos much of the thinking on the far left. With them the Israelis are the bad guys and even when they are protecting themselves. Israel will always be held to a double standard. I mean Obama is condemning them building in eastern part of their own capital.

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This Newsweek Line Had me Thinking of Nazi Germany at the End of WW2

I just thought this was kind of funny coming from the slowly dying liberal magazine like Newsweek:

This year, careful planning, internal GOP conflict, an improving economic climate, and yet-to-be-introduced technologies have the potential to limit Democratic losses to less-than-catastrophic proportions.

That last bit got me to think of the so-called Wunderwaffe that Goebbels was talking about just before the Allies closed in on Germany. These wonderful unnamed technologies and the godlike prescience of the guy that got Obama elected, David Plouffe will save to day for the rapidly dying Democratic brand.

I think it will take more than a few Me-262s and the Democrat Rommel (or maybe Zukov would be more apropos if you subscribe to the "Obama as Lenin" school of thought) to keep the Dems from losing a whole lot of seats in November.

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The Nuclear Option is Off the Table in the BP Oil Leak

Well, there is nothing like a controlled nuclear explosion a mile below the Gulf of Mexico to make people a little nervous. I guess they would use a neutron bomb instead of a regular nuclear warhead that could aid radiation to the list of things that they would have to clean up.

But William J. Broad of the New York Times reported Thursday that the Obama administration had ruled out going nuclear on the well. Indeed, he reported, "The nuclear option was not � and never had been � on the table, federal officials said.

"'It's crazy,' one senior official said."

If this spill actually lasts until August or the relief wells fail to stop the leak then the nuclear option will probably be the last bullet in the gun. In that case you can pretty much forget deep water drilling from here on in.

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The Gaza Crisis Solved: Give Gaza to Turkey

It seems as long as there is an Islamist government in Turkey that is pro-Hamas it sure makes sense to do this:

So I have a modest proposal: if Turkey is so concerned with the welfare of Gazans, why not let Turkey run the place. Israel doesn�t want it, and never has; it tried to give it back to Egypt several times, but Egypt doesn�t want it, either. Meanwhile, Gaza is controlled by a terrorist government that is both cruel and incompetent; and Israel is not going to lift its siege to long as Hamas is in charge.

If this was still the Grand Game period it would be the perfect move to just outright sell Gaza or gift it to the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire and wash their hands of it. I mean the Turks did once rule that entire area in the 1800s. Then all Israel would have to do is strengthen their border from everywhere except by sea.

I'm sure the Turkish military would love to patrol a desolate wasteland full of refugee camps and try to rebuild a country shattered by Hamas. However, you can count down the number of days until Hamas uses a suicide bomber against the "Turkish occupier." But that is besides the point.

Israel's next move would be to make a separate peace with Fatah in the West Bank and normalize relations with this Palestinian State. Israel gets rid of the missiles pointed at their cities and hands the problem off to another nation to solve. If missiles are fired at them from Gaza then it would like an attack from Turkish territory and carry the consequences of that action. If Turkey can't provide security in Gaza then who can?

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It Seems the White House did Offer Some Pay for Play

Well at least for now we can believe that Obama wasn't contacted about the details of the thing. That may let him beat the impeachment rap yet again.

President Barack Obama was unaware a top aide encouraged a Colorado Democrat to apply for an international development job instead of challenging the candidate whom the president favored in a Senate race, the White House said Thursday.

Press Secretary Robert Gibbs faced fresh questions about another backroom political deal � the first involving a Pennsylvania candidate, now a Colorado hopeful � that put the Obama administration on the defensive. The White House acknowledged that it had contacted former Colorado House Speaker Andrew Romanoff about possible jobs in hopes of persuading him to skip the Senate primary.

I bet the new media would not have given Bush this kind of wide leeway if he was cooking up these kind of offers so that Republicans didn't have to run. If any media member does break away we might actually get a Watergate 2 on our hands so I bet they will keep a lid on it.

I n any case I think the "Chicago Way" might not be such a good idea going forward unless the White House is itching to hear the dreaded words: President Joe Biden.

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The President Loses Jon Stewart Again This Time on the Oil Spill

I thought I was watching an anti-Bush tirade after Katrina but this one is all-Obama.

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Turkish Paper Declares "Aid Mission" a Trojan Horse

It seems that Israels enemies are getting even more crafty then usual. This is a plan right of of Sun-Tzu.

Media reports in Ankara on Wednesday revealed that three out of the four Turkish citizens that were killed during the raid declared their wishes to become shahids (martyrs). Another Dutch report claimed a Dutch activist who was arrested by the IDF is suspected of being a senior Hamas operative.

Wow, senior Hamasniks and martyrs-to-be lurking on the "aid mission." In fact it looks like the activists were actually armed to the teeth and were just waiting for the IDF to board the ships:

These men were organized and well-trained, with a clear chain of command � there were leaders, deputies, and footsoldiers, divided up into specific groups, located in pre-designated locations on the top deck of the boat waiting for the soldiers to board.

They were fully equipped for battle. A search of the ship found weaponry � knives, axes, metal poles � as well as protective gear, bulletproof vests, masks, and night vision goggles. When they were apprehended, none of them carried any form of identification, and most of them had thousands of dollars in their pockets.

I bet Obama is thanking his lucky stars that he did not go knee-jerk and "condemn Israel in the strongest possible terms" for a so-called "massacre of the innocents." He would have lost the 40% of Jews that were still left in his corner.

It is interesting how the world declares Israel guilty until proven guilty whenever it comes to defending themselves. Israel is the Charlie Brown of the world. They just can't win.

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The White House Allegedly Offers More "Drop Out from the Race" Jobs

I thought this was the most ethical administration of all time. First Sestak and now Andrew Romanoff?

Romanoff said in a statement Wednesday that Obama's deputy chief of staff, Jim Messina, called him shortly after his plans to run for Senate became public in September. Romanoff says Messina never made any guarantees, and no job offer was ever made.

Romanoff says the three jobs that were mentioned were deputy assistant administrator for Latin America and the Caribbean, director of Democracy and Governance, and director of U.S. Trade and Development Agency.

Um, that sound you hear is the White House throwing Messina under the bus. My money is on his resignation within a few weeks if this story actually goes wall-to-wall. However, with the media in the pocket of the White House we might have to rely on the National Inquirer or someone to actually run with the story.

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Hatoyama resignation tanks Yen

I guess political turmoil in the worlds 2nd biggest economy is starting to weigh on the safe-haven status of their currency.

(CUR_USDYEN 92.1300, +1.1600, +1.2750%) bought �92.13, up from �91.02 late in North American trading Tuesday, while one euro bought �112.54, up from �111.40.

That was a 1.27% weakening in just one day. I wonder if more money will flow out of the Yen until Japan can get some kind of handle on their political situation?

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Hatoyama Steps Down

Wow first his ugly shirt now he is looking for a job. Japanese politics is cruel.

The prime minister faced growing pressure from within his own party to resign ahead of July's upper house elections. His approval ratings had plummeted over his bungled handling of the relocation of the Marine Air Station Futenma, which reinforced his public image as an indecisive leader.

Hatoyama is the fourth Japanese prime minister to resign in four years.

If our government changed hangs 4 times in 4 years then there would be widespread fear of collapse. I guess the Japanese are more willing to see constant change at the top spot. The problem is the North Koreans are looking on with a greedy eye. I would be willing to bet they will fire a few missiles over Japan as a test of their resolve.

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