Barack Obama, Judgment Day
Image by DonkeyHotey
Barack Obama, Presidential Candidate: "Tough Talk is Not a Substitute for Sound Judgment," .
More quotes from Candidate Obama , "I think it's important for the American people to understand we're not going to drill our way out of this problem," he said.
"It's also important to recognize if you start drilling now you won't see a drop of oil for ten years, which means its not going to have a significant impact on short-term prices. Every expert agrees on that."
President Barack Obama, Remarks by The President on Energy Security at Andrews Air Force Base, 3/31/2010:
"So today we’re announcing the expansion of offshore oil and gas exploration, but in ways that balance the need to harness domestic energy resources and the need to protect America’s natural resources. Under the leadership of Secretary Salazar, we’ll employ new technologies that reduce the impact of oil exploration. We’ll protect areas that are vital to tourism, the environment, and our national security. And we’ll be guided not by political ideology, but by scientific evidence."
It is really part of a pattern for Obama. He articulates the wise choice then executes a compromise that discounts that wisdom.
He goes along with industry, Republicans and Corporate Democrats to get legislation passed and passes unseen costs to the public at large. This oil disaster following his announcement in favor of offshore drilling is a perfect example.
Our government (starting with Bush) did not insist on the best technology or perform proper oversight of offshore drilling. Now we are letting BP avoid giving us all the facts. They will do everything they can to dump the costs of this disaster on the victims and the government.
Romney Ryan Plan for Student Loans
Image by DonkeyHotey
Romney Ryan Plan for Student Loans. Students should be indentured to the banking system.
The flag background is from the White House website. The source image for the chain in the faux ad is a Creative Commons licensed photo from Elliott Brown's Flickr photostream.
2012 USO National Cartoonist Society Southwest Asia Tour
Image by The USO
National Cartoonists Society members Jeff Bacon, Dave Coverly, Jeff Keane, Rick Kirkman, Tom Richmond and Sam Viviano take time out of their week-long USO tour to the Middle East to pose for a group photo aboard the USS Enterprise on August 29, 2012. During the group’s visit abroad, they visited hundreds of military personnel and spent upwards of 30 hours crafting caricatures and cartoons for troops stationed in Bahrain and at sea. USO photo by Mike Clifton
2012 USO National Cartoonist Society Southwest Asia Tour
Image by The USO
National Cartoonists Society members Jeff Bacon, Dave Coverly, Jeff Keane, Rick Kirkman, Tom Richmond and Sam Viviano take time out of their week-long USO tour to the Middle East to pose for a group photo with crew members aboard the USS Enterprise on August 29, 2012. During the group’s visit abroad, they visited hundreds of military personnel and spent upwards of 30 hours crafting caricatures and cartoons for troops stationed in Bahrain and at sea. USO photo by Mike Clifton
2012 USO National Cartoonist Society Southwest Asia Tour
Image by The USO
National Cartoonists Society members Jeff Bacon, Dave Coverly, Jeff Keane, Rick Kirkman, Tom Richmond and Sam Viviano take time out of their week-long USO tour to the Middle East to pose for a group photo with aircraft handlers aboard the USS Enterprise on August 29, 2012. As part of their visit abroad, the group visited hundreds of military personnel and spent upwards of 30 hours crafting caricatures and cartoons for troops stationed in Bahrain and at sea. USO photo by Mike Clifton
No comments:
Post a Comment