While bad decisions and greed on the part of BP, to save money and time, caused the oil spill and the inability to contain it, Obama tries to straddle the fence on responsibility.
One one hand, Obama continues to lash out at BP as being responsible for stopping the leak and for leading the clean-up; neither of which BP is capable of doing.
Obama is satisfied with photo-ops on the gulf and having his temper tantrums with threats and name-calling directed toward BP.
Of course, the oil spill occurred 100% in United States territorial waters, a federal responsibility from the start, not in any state land as was Hurricane Katrina where jurisdictional issues arose between federal and state leaders.
Obama doesn't want this crisis to go wasted, as Rahm Emanuel has advised in dealing with crises. Obama merely sees this as an opportunity to pass energy taxes and reward his cronies with cap and trade legislation while basically saying the people suffering in the gulf don't matter in his big scheme of things of more regulation and taxes.
What kind of a fool or inept leader would appoint a commission of eight academic environmentalists to decide oil drilling policy? Obama is that kind of fool! This would be a joke if it weren't so serious for the people suffering in the gulf and the environmental disaster.
One the other hand, Obama wants America to believe he was " on top of this disaster from day one".
Of course, he has done nothing to help with the capping of the leak or with the clean-up after 65 days, where a true leader would have done many things in the first week.
Obama's "first responders" were a team of lawyers from the Justice Department, to determine who they could blame, sue or prosecute.
In week one, a leader would have convened world wide experts with actual drilling experience to advise BP on the methods of containing the leak. Obama has not done this yet.
In week one, a leader would have convened a panel of world wide experts on oil spill clean-up. Obama has not done this yet.
In week one, a leader would have suspended the Jones Act, in order to allow the 13 countries who have offered equipment and experience in cleaning up oil spills to operate their ships in American waters. Obama has not done this yet.
In week one, a leader would have suspended the David-Bacon prevailing wages law to allow rapid deployment of new workers to help with the clean-up. Obama has not done this yet.
In week one, a leader would have made sure that the EPA would suspend it's rules that were impediments to the clean-up. Obama has not done this yet.
In week one, a leader would have suspended the tedious FEMA contracting procedures, so that contracts for clean-up cold be issued rapidly. Obama has not done this yet.
Instead, Obama has the EPA, Corps of Engineers and Coast Guard doing almost everything possible to slow down and inhibit state and local plans for building barriers to protect the beaches and wetlands.
Obama is worse that just inept, he is dangerous and is causing the effects of the oil spill to be much worse than need be.
Obama's great contributions are to threaten to "kick ass" and then put an illogical moratorium on all other drilling to further the economic pain along the gulf.
THE ONLY DISASTER BIGGER THAN THE BP OIL SPILL IS OBAMA BEING PRESIDENT BECAUSE HIS PRESIDENCY SPILLS OVER INTO DISASTERS IN PROTECTING THE BORDERS, UNEMPLOYMENT AND THE PHONY STIMULUS (PORK) BILL, OBAMACARE, HOMELAND SECURITY AND MORE.
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Iran Continues to Ignore Obama and the United Nations
WHAT IS OBAMA'S IRAN STRATEGY NOW?
THERE IS NO "STRATEGY" AND THERE NEVER WAS AN OBAMA "STRATEGY".
Obama always thought he could sweet-talk Ahmedinejad into giving up Iran's quest for nuclear weapons. This was the dream of an inexperienced fool.
We are on the fourth round of so-called "sanctions" that are meaningless; which put no actual pressure on Iran and make the United States look weak once again.
THE ONLY REALISTIC TACTIC SHORT OF MILITARY ACTION WOULD HAVE BEEN A STRICT BLOCKADE UNDER BUSH AND THEN CONTINUED OBAMA.
It is now way too late for a blockade to be effective and Obama doesn't have the will to implement such a tactic.
The only realistic "strategy' at this time is to bomb the nuclear facilities using deep bunker busting bombs where necessary. But Obama doesn't have the will to do this either.
So what remains, Obama could openly give Israel full support with the proper bombs and refueling support for Israel to bomb the nuclear facilities as they did to Iraq years ago and Syria more recently.
But, Obama is so intent on pandering to the Islamic nations and showing he fair to the Palestinians, by being "tough" on Israel, that this will never happen either.
So, the Obama "strategy" is one of "HOPE". Obama's hope boils down to wait and see what happens and HOPE that Iran doesn't provide a nuclear weapon to the Islamic Terrorists(who Obama makes believe don't exist),who would then smuggle such a weapon across our open borders or through our ports and detonate such a weapon in a major city.
OBAMA PUTS THIS NATION AT RISK WITH HIS INEXPERIENCE AND WEAKNESS.
THERE IS NO "STRATEGY" AND THERE NEVER WAS AN OBAMA "STRATEGY".
Obama always thought he could sweet-talk Ahmedinejad into giving up Iran's quest for nuclear weapons. This was the dream of an inexperienced fool.
We are on the fourth round of so-called "sanctions" that are meaningless; which put no actual pressure on Iran and make the United States look weak once again.
THE ONLY REALISTIC TACTIC SHORT OF MILITARY ACTION WOULD HAVE BEEN A STRICT BLOCKADE UNDER BUSH AND THEN CONTINUED OBAMA.
It is now way too late for a blockade to be effective and Obama doesn't have the will to implement such a tactic.
The only realistic "strategy' at this time is to bomb the nuclear facilities using deep bunker busting bombs where necessary. But Obama doesn't have the will to do this either.
So what remains, Obama could openly give Israel full support with the proper bombs and refueling support for Israel to bomb the nuclear facilities as they did to Iraq years ago and Syria more recently.
But, Obama is so intent on pandering to the Islamic nations and showing he fair to the Palestinians, by being "tough" on Israel, that this will never happen either.
So, the Obama "strategy" is one of "HOPE". Obama's hope boils down to wait and see what happens and HOPE that Iran doesn't provide a nuclear weapon to the Islamic Terrorists(who Obama makes believe don't exist),who would then smuggle such a weapon across our open borders or through our ports and detonate such a weapon in a major city.
OBAMA PUTS THIS NATION AT RISK WITH HIS INEXPERIENCE AND WEAKNESS.
California and the New Republican Candidates
The reasons why Republicans have not been elected in California are THE SAME as why California has:
1. 12.5% unemployment,
2 the highest taxes in the country,
3. huge budget deficits and
4. the worst state bond rating.
There is a majority of Californians who are benefiting from government handouts and state and local government employees getting exorbitant salaries and benefits. There is an out of control illegal alien problem that continues to suck money out of the system but is supported by employers and advocates of "social" justice which means no limits on illegal aliens.
Until enough people feel the pain, California will continue to re-elect the champions of socialism and pork in the likes of Pelosi, Waxman, Boxer, Feinstein and the ridiculous Jerry "Moonbeam" Brown who has left financial ruin in his wake as a professional politician for 40 years.
California is the Greece of the United States and under Obama the rest of the country is going down that path.
1. 12.5% unemployment,
2 the highest taxes in the country,
3. huge budget deficits and
4. the worst state bond rating.
There is a majority of Californians who are benefiting from government handouts and state and local government employees getting exorbitant salaries and benefits. There is an out of control illegal alien problem that continues to suck money out of the system but is supported by employers and advocates of "social" justice which means no limits on illegal aliens.
Until enough people feel the pain, California will continue to re-elect the champions of socialism and pork in the likes of Pelosi, Waxman, Boxer, Feinstein and the ridiculous Jerry "Moonbeam" Brown who has left financial ruin in his wake as a professional politician for 40 years.
California is the Greece of the United States and under Obama the rest of the country is going down that path.
Monday, May 3, 2010
Gulf Oil Spill and Obama's Response
1.The Obama Administration took NINE DAYS before organizing any response to help contain and cap the Gulf oil spill.
2. Obama has yet to personally visit the area to observe the damage.
3. The Obama team spent the weekend on talk shows trying to convince the public that they were involved "from day one". But, this is a blatant lie. No Department of Defense or any agency was involved until nine days later.
4. Once again, Obama thinks that spin, and repeating a lie often enough, can substitute for facts and actions.
5. This is arguably even more severe a dereliction of responsibility than Bush waiting two days after Katrina. In the Katrina case, we had a mayor of a New Orleans and a governor of Louisiana with responsibility and resources of their own and the protocol was for them to call in the federal government for help.
6. In the gulf oil spill, it is ridiculous to put the responsibility on a private company, BP, when an entire region of many states and industries are at risk as well a widespread environmental disaster is looming. The federal government should have been the first responder to protect the environment and stave off an economic disaster to many industries along the Gulf Coast.
7. Instead, the "first responders" from the Obama team, were a group of lawyers from the Justice Department; Eric Holder looking at who he might sue or fine, rather than fix the problem.
8. Obama spent the past nine days, bashing the new Arizona immigration law and pushing for government takeover of Wall street with a 1400 page bill, instead of immediately taking charge of the pending national disaster from the Gulf oil spill.
THIS IS ONE MORE EXAMPLE OF THE INCOMPETENCY AND MISDIRECTED FOCUS OF THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION.
Will this oil spill give the Democrat's and Obama the excuse to get out of his reluctant commitment to pursue off-shore drilling?
2. Obama has yet to personally visit the area to observe the damage.
3. The Obama team spent the weekend on talk shows trying to convince the public that they were involved "from day one". But, this is a blatant lie. No Department of Defense or any agency was involved until nine days later.
4. Once again, Obama thinks that spin, and repeating a lie often enough, can substitute for facts and actions.
5. This is arguably even more severe a dereliction of responsibility than Bush waiting two days after Katrina. In the Katrina case, we had a mayor of a New Orleans and a governor of Louisiana with responsibility and resources of their own and the protocol was for them to call in the federal government for help.
6. In the gulf oil spill, it is ridiculous to put the responsibility on a private company, BP, when an entire region of many states and industries are at risk as well a widespread environmental disaster is looming. The federal government should have been the first responder to protect the environment and stave off an economic disaster to many industries along the Gulf Coast.
7. Instead, the "first responders" from the Obama team, were a group of lawyers from the Justice Department; Eric Holder looking at who he might sue or fine, rather than fix the problem.
8. Obama spent the past nine days, bashing the new Arizona immigration law and pushing for government takeover of Wall street with a 1400 page bill, instead of immediately taking charge of the pending national disaster from the Gulf oil spill.
THIS IS ONE MORE EXAMPLE OF THE INCOMPETENCY AND MISDIRECTED FOCUS OF THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION.
Will this oil spill give the Democrat's and Obama the excuse to get out of his reluctant commitment to pursue off-shore drilling?
Mexico's Immigration Law is Common Sense and Should Be Adopted Here
Writing a straight-forward comprehensive immigration bill is a simple task. Mexico already has done all of the legislative work.
All the United States' Congress and Obama need to do is to copy the law already in place in Mexico and THEN ENFORCE IT.
Here are some key elements of the Mexican immigration law, it's common sense:
1. Foreigners are admitted into Mexico "according to their possibilities of contributing to national progress".
2. Immigration officials must "ensure" that "immigrants will be useful elements for the country and that they have the necessary funds for their sustenance" and for their dependents.
3. The Secretary of Governance may "suspend or prohibit the admission of foreigners when he determines it to be in the national interest".
4. Mexican authorities must keep track of every single person in the country: Federal, local and municipal police must cooperate with federal immigration authorities upon request, i.e., to assist in the arrests of illegal immigrants.
5. A National Population Registry keeps track of "every single individual who comprises the population of the country," and verifies each individual’s identity.
6. A national Catalog of Foreigners tracks foreign tourists and immigrants and assigns each individual with a unique tracking number.
7. Foreigners with fake papers, or who enter the country under false pretenses, may be fined or imprisoned.
8. Foreigners who commit a crime in Mexco may be imprisoned.
9. Foreigners who sign government documents "with a signature that is false or different from that which he normally uses" are subject to fine and imprisonment.
10. Foreigners who fail to obey the rules will be fined, deported, and/or imprisoned as felons.
11. Foreigners who fail to obey a deportation order are to be punished.
12. Foreigners who are deported from Mexico and attempt to re-enter the country without authorization can be imprisoned for up to 10 years.
13. Foreigners who violate the terms of their visa may be sentenced to up to six years in prison .
14. Foreigners who misrepresent the terms of their visa while in Mexico — such as working with out a permit — can also be imprisoned.
15. Under Mexican law, illegal immigration is a felony. The General Law on Population says, "A penalty of up to two years in prison and a fine of three hundred to five thousand pesos will be imposed on the foreigner who enters the country illegally".
16. Foreigners with legal immigration problems may be deported from Mexico instead of being imprisoned.
17. Foreigners who "act "against national sovereignty or security" will be deported.
18. Mexicans who help illegal aliens enter the country are themselves considered criminals under the law.
The Mexican constitution strictly defines the rights of citizens — and the denial of many fundamental rights to non-citizens, legal and illegal.
All the United States' Congress and Obama need to do is to copy the law already in place in Mexico and THEN ENFORCE IT.
Here are some key elements of the Mexican immigration law, it's common sense:
1. Foreigners are admitted into Mexico "according to their possibilities of contributing to national progress".
2. Immigration officials must "ensure" that "immigrants will be useful elements for the country and that they have the necessary funds for their sustenance" and for their dependents.
3. The Secretary of Governance may "suspend or prohibit the admission of foreigners when he determines it to be in the national interest".
4. Mexican authorities must keep track of every single person in the country: Federal, local and municipal police must cooperate with federal immigration authorities upon request, i.e., to assist in the arrests of illegal immigrants.
5. A National Population Registry keeps track of "every single individual who comprises the population of the country," and verifies each individual’s identity.
6. A national Catalog of Foreigners tracks foreign tourists and immigrants and assigns each individual with a unique tracking number.
7. Foreigners with fake papers, or who enter the country under false pretenses, may be fined or imprisoned.
8. Foreigners who commit a crime in Mexco may be imprisoned.
9. Foreigners who sign government documents "with a signature that is false or different from that which he normally uses" are subject to fine and imprisonment.
10. Foreigners who fail to obey the rules will be fined, deported, and/or imprisoned as felons.
11. Foreigners who fail to obey a deportation order are to be punished.
12. Foreigners who are deported from Mexico and attempt to re-enter the country without authorization can be imprisoned for up to 10 years.
13. Foreigners who violate the terms of their visa may be sentenced to up to six years in prison .
14. Foreigners who misrepresent the terms of their visa while in Mexico — such as working with out a permit — can also be imprisoned.
15. Under Mexican law, illegal immigration is a felony. The General Law on Population says, "A penalty of up to two years in prison and a fine of three hundred to five thousand pesos will be imposed on the foreigner who enters the country illegally".
16. Foreigners with legal immigration problems may be deported from Mexico instead of being imprisoned.
17. Foreigners who "act "against national sovereignty or security" will be deported.
18. Mexicans who help illegal aliens enter the country are themselves considered criminals under the law.
The Mexican constitution strictly defines the rights of citizens — and the denial of many fundamental rights to non-citizens, legal and illegal.
Obama White House - A Division of Goldman Sachs
GOLDMAN SACHS DONATED $1,007,370 TO OBAMA IN THE 2008 CAMPAIGN.
THE FIVE BIGGEST HEDGE FUNDS DONATED ALMOST ALL OF ITS MONEY TO DEMOCRATS; THE FIVE BIGGEST RECIPIENTS WERE SEN. CHRIS DODD (D-CT), SEN. HARRY REID (D-NV) AND SEN. CHUCKY SCHUMER (D-NY).
THE CURRENT CHAIRMAN OF GOLDMAN SACHS CHAIRMAN LLOYD BLANKFEIN ENDORSED THE DEMOCRAT'S WALL STREET REGULATION BILL. Guess why? Wall Street loves the $50 billion permanent "bailout fund" whereby big banks like Goldman Sachs can get bailed out with this slush fund and no further embarrassing congressional action would be needed. Goldman Sachs, like the government, doesn't have money of its own, its contribution to build the bailout slush fund will come from its clients (taxpayers).
What are the links between Goldman Sachs and Obama? First, Rahm Emanuel, Obama's Chief of Staff, worked for Goldman Sachs and made millions. Other major links directly in the administration, or closley allied where they affect national economic policy, include:
1. Dianna Farrell: Obama Administration Deputy Director, National Economic Council; former Goldman Sachs Financial Analyst
2. Stephen Friedman: Obama Administration Chairman, President’s Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board; former Goldman Sachs Board Member (Chairman, 1990-94; Director, 2005-)
3. Gary Gensler: Obama Administration Commissioner, Commodity Futures Trading Commission; former Goldman Sachs Partner and Co-head of Finance
4. Robert Hormats: Obama Administration Undersecretary for Economic, Energy and Agricultural Affairs, State Department; former Goldman Sachs Vice Chairman, Goldman Sachs Group
5. Philip Murphy: Obama Administration Ambassador to Germany; former Goldman Sachs Head of Goldman Sachs, Frankfurt
6. Mark Patterson: Obama Administration Chief of Staff to Treasury Secretary, Timothy Geitner; former Goldman Sachs Lobbyist 2005-2008; Vice President for Government Relations
7. John Thain: Obama Administration Advisor to Treasury Secretary, Timothy Geitner; former Goldman Sachs President and Chief Operating Officer (1999-2003)
8. Reuben Jeffery III: Obama Administration undersecretary of state for economic, business, and agricultural affairs; former managing partner at Goldman Sachs
9.Neel Kashkari: Obama Administration assistant secretary of the treasury for financial stability, responsible for administering the TARP funds.former Goldman Sachs vice president.
10. William C Dudley: NY Federal Reserve Current President/CEO; former Goldman Sachs Partner and managing director – 2007
11. Stephen Friedman NY Federal Reserve, Former Chairman of the Board – 2009; former Goldman Sachs Board Member (Chairman, 1990-94; Director, 2005-)
12. Edward Liddy: Current Title: AIG CEO; former Goldman Sachs Board Member (Chairman, 1990-94; Director, 2005-)
13. Duncan Niederauer: Current Chair/CEO NYSE; former Goldman Sachs Managing Director – 2007
Saturday, May 1, 2010
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