Expect pics from front porch and videos too.
That is all.
Month: May 2011
When times get tough, the Baptists get to work
Sorry folks, I know this is not a Christian blog, or even a Baptist one at that; but I have to brag on my people a little bit.
Via The Baptist Press:
JOPLIN, Mo. (BP)–“We are praying and will be sending help in every way we can,” the president of the Missouri Baptist Convention said in the aftermath of the tornado in Joplin that killed 116 or more people May 22 in a state already heavy leaden with Mississippi River flooding.
John Marshall, president of the Missouri convention and pastor of Second Baptist Church in Springfield, urged the state’s Baptists “to seek out ways to work with Missouri disaster relief efforts, or to contact a sister church in the Joplin area to give aid through. May God help the people of Joplin.”
Wanda Shellenbarger, MBC women’s ministry leader and a member of First Baptist Church in Carl Junction near Joplin, reported that Harmony Heights Baptist Church was destroyed along with the high school across the street and that a second church, Empire Baptist, also was leveled. Three were killed when the tornado hit Harmony Heights.
“We’ve had massive destruction and devastation here,” said Shellenbarger, who works part-time for an engineering firm. At least six of her co-workers lost their homes, she said, and one employee may have been killed in a rescue attempt.
“Please pray for all of us as we minister to so many hurting people,” Shellenbarger said. “God can use even this type of thing to reach more for Him.”
The really cool thing about Baptists is that they do not sit around and wait for some so-called supernatural mandate from God to come forth; unlike the tongue-babbling idiot crowds that I used to hang around. The Baptists just take the Word of God literally and go and do the work. The Baptist Mandate is:
Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men. Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid. Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house. Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven. – (Matthew 5:13-16 KJV)
Of course, there are many others in the Word of God; not that I believe in a works based Salvation, at all. I believe this to be the truth:
For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast. — (Ephesians 2:8-9 KJV)
Yes, I know about the scripture that says “Faith without works is dead.” The problem is, that was the book of James; which was written before Paul had his revelation of Grace. The Baptist stance on that whole supposed contradiction is this; We Baptists are sinners, who are saved by Grace and our works are a physical manifestation of the Grace that God has shown us. That is our mandate, nothing fancy, no big production, no vain glory. Just do the work and let the Lord Jesus get the Glory and the Honor; and let people see our works, so that those who choose to, can come to the throne of Grace and accept him as their Personal Saviour and Lord. No high pressure sermons, no guilt trips; just do the work, and the people see for themselves the Grace that God has shown us.
That is the Baptist mandate.
That is what Baptists do.
Sorry Herman Cain…. You blew it.
I should have known better…. I thought I’d support an underdog; but, once again, I’m doing the Neville Chamberlain thing here.
I know what I wrote before, and I am pulling those postings, as soon as I post this one.
AllahPundit is correct, this, is damned pathetic.
Clearly, he is NOT ready for the White House or anything else for that matter. Yes, I am admitting, rather bitterly; that I was damned wrong about Herman Cain. 😡
Right of Return? Right of Return?
What a dumb ass!
Go back to Georgia Herman and quit embarrassing yourself, ya moron! 🙄
Clank! — President’s Limo hits a…. snag?
This is rather funny.
Via the Daily Mail U.K.: (H/T to Memeornadum)
I bet every drive-train mechanic in the world went “Ouch!” and shuttered when that happened. That “CLANK!” was the drive shaft clanking after getting nailed. Either that or it was armor plating that you heard.
Either way, it was not a good day in Dublin; especially for the President.
Ace of Spades and AllahPundit Snark away.
Update: Doug Powers, writing over at Michelle Malkin’s Blog, really pours on the snark:
The “Moe hits Curly in the head with a ball peen hammer” wacky sound-effect is certainly a bonus.
Hmmmmm….:
Close enough for Government work. 😉
Video: Bill O’Reilly on Obama and the Jewish Voters
Whether my fellow Paleo-Conservatives and Traditionalists want to admit it, or not; the Jewish vote, is a big one. Obama might have just shot his own damned foot off. This, for the Republican Party, is a very good thing.
H/T to Bill O’Reilly’s website.
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David Morgan and Chris Vermeulen talk about Metals Trading
I do these posts here to help with the financial situation around here, or in my case; a lack of it. As it does say, up in that top left hand corner box on here; I have no had a “real job” since 2005. So, if you would please click on the links and sign up for the newsletters. I get a nice referral fee, if you do. This is for those who do not like or do not trust Paypal. Every little bit helps! So, if you want to help a unemployed “right of center” type of guy, who has a blog, this is the time to do it. Thanks so much!
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You can also see Chris Vermeulen’s last forecast, where he nailed the prediction on what Silver would do in the markets.
All that glitters is Gold…… Roger Ailes?
An interesting story…. if true.
What I am referring to, is the seven page opus, by a Gabriel Sherman at New York Magazine. It is an interesting read, if it is all remotely true. As an independent “Right of Center” type person, one of my biggest quibbles with these pieces that are done by non-right wing media sites about News Corp/Fox News Channel is that the best information about the inner workings of the Fox News are often given by anonymous people. I fully understand the reasoning for it, to protect jobs and so forth; but my goodness, if you are going to dish on the good stuff; have the guts to at least say your name.
This is one thing that has always annoyed me to no end, is people who gossip and do not have the guts to let people know their identity. I guess what am trying to say is, that if you are going to dish the dirt, be a Man or a Woman and tell people who the heck you are, or just shut the hell up. Because the truth is, you are most likely lying, because you are pissed off, because Roger Ailes did not give you the raise that you wanted or something rather idiotic of that nature.
A sampling of the first two paragraphs:
On Monday afternoon, March 28, Fox News chairman Roger Ailes summoned Glenn Beck to a meeting in his office on the second floor of News Corp.’s midtown headquarters to discuss his future at the network. Ailes had spent the better part of the weekend at his Putnam County estate thinking about how to stage-manage Beck’s departure from Fox, which at that point was all but inevitable. But, as with everything concerning Glenn Beck, the situation was a mess, simultaneously a negotiation and a therapy session. Beck had already indicated he was willing to walk away—“I don’t want to do cable news anymore,” he had told Ailes. But moving him out the door without collateral damage was proving , dandifficult.
Ailes had hired Beck in October 2008 to reenergize Fox’s audience after Obama’s election, and he’d succeeded beyond anyone’s wildest hopes, tapping deep wells of resentment and igniting them into a vast, national conflagration. The problem was that it had almost engulfed Fox itself. Beck was huge and uncontrollable, and some of Fox’s other big names seemed diminished by comparison—and were speaking up about it. Beck seemed to many to be Fox News’s id made visible, saying things—Obama is a racist, Nazi tactics are progressive tactics—dredged from the right-wing subconscious. These were things that weren’t supposed to be said, even at Fox, and they were consuming the brand. Ailes had built his career by artfully tending the emotional undercurrents of both politics and entertainment, using them to power ratings and political careers; now they were out of his control. — Go read the rest here please…
It has the typical Conservative elements of a Conservative story, Image, Wealth, Egos and Power. Typical television stuff. It makes for an interesting read.
No, the rapture did not take place
Because I am still here, darn it.
Anybody who threatens Amy Myers is NOT a true Conservative
There are not many times, that I feel the need to fire up my copy of Microsoft Word to write blog opinion pieces. However, considering what I just read; I feel that writing anything other, than a professional sounding blog entry for this young woman; would be doing a disservice to her and her family.
As of late, there has been a gnawing cynism, which has been festering inside of me. It is the thought that politics has become too partisan, too toxic, and almost too unbearable to write about any longer. After all, it has been said by many people, that politics is like an open smelly sewer. It is when I read things like this, that I begin to have those feelings of defeatist cynism very strongly. This story has to be, one of the worst, if not the worst political story that I have read in a very long time:
New version of WordPress for iOS released
Well, A new version of wordpress for apple’s iOS is out. But, yet., still no rich text editor. Honestly, where are their heads on this one?
Sad News: WWE Star Macho Man Randy Savage dead at age 58
This is just awful:
Randall Mario Poffo AKA Macho Man Randy Savage -November 15, 1952 – May 20, 2011
Macho Man Randy Savage — one of the greatest wrestlers of all-time — died today in a car accident in Tampa, Florida … TMZ has learned.
TMZ spoke with Randy’s brother, Lanny Poffo, who tells us the wrestling legend suffered a heart attack while he was behind the wheel around 9:25 AM … and lost control of his vehicle.
Earlier this month, Savage celebrated his 1-year anniversary with his new wife Lynn.
Savage was 58.
Macho Man began wrestling in the WWF in 1985 and became a superstar with his trademark catchphrase “Ooooooh Yeaahhhhh.” Savage was so popular, he became the spokesperson for Slim Jim in the mid ’90s … and became virtually synonymous with the brand.
UPDATE: Florida Highway Patrol tells TMZ … Savage was driving his 2009 Jeep Wrangler when he veered across a concrete median … through oncoming traffic … and “collided head-on with a tree.”
Savage was transported to Largo Medical center, where he died from his injuries.
Savage’s wife was a passenger in the vehicle during the collision — but survived with “minor injuries.” She was transported to a different local hospital where she was treated.
Such a sad story. The man never had a real chance to enjoy the success that he achieved. I used to watch this guy and Hulk Hogan when I was a kid in the 1980’s. I always knew it was fake. But just the same, I did always think it was kinda cool. The wrestling world just got a little darker and less fun; at least in this writer’s opinion.
May he rest in peace and my prayers to his new wife and family during this terrible time.
Others: Alan Colmes’ Liberaland, Ministry of Gossip, Washington Post, Gawker, The Daily Caller and newsfeed.time.com
Quote of the Week
Obama is the one they ought to be blackballing. He has been a terrible disappointment to the American left. He has forsaken liberals at every turn. Yet they continue to stand by him. Which means that, in effect, they are not liberals at all. They are militant Democrats. They are Obamabots.
As long as Democrats win elections, they are happy. Nevermind that their policies are the same as, or to the right of, the Republicans.
“So what should I think about [the war in Libya]?,” asks Kevin Drum in Mother Jones. “If it had been my call, I wouldn’t have gone into Libya. But the reason I voted for Obama in 2008 is because I trust his judgment. And not in any merely abstract way, either: I mean that if he and I were in a room and disagreed about some issue on which I had any doubt at all, I’d literally trust his judgment over my own. I think he’s smarter than me, better informed, better able to understand the consequences of his actions, and more farsighted.”
Mr. Drum, call your office. Someone found your brain in the break room.
Barack Obama and the Democrats have made it perfectly clear that they don’t care about the issues and concerns that I care about. Unlike Kevin Drum, I think–I know–I’m smarter than Barack Obama. I wouldn’t have made half the mistakes he has.
So I don’t care about Obama. Or the Democrats. I care about America and the world and the people who live in them.
Hey, Obamabots: when the man you support betrays your principles, he has to go–not your principles.
Video: Has this Generation forgotten the First Amendment?
This comes via WFLA: (H/T to HotAir Headlines):
“Hey! Don’t be dissing my liberal President!” Says Jeffrey Goldberg at the Atlantic
What a freaking joke….
For whatever reason, I tend to react strongly when a foreign leader disrespects the United States, and its President. I didn’t like it when Hugo Chavez of Venezuela insulted President Bush; I don’t like listening to Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan lecture the U.S. on its sins, and I’m not happy when certain Pakistani leaders gin-up righteous indignation about American behavior when it was their country that served as a refuge for the greatest mass murderer in American history.
And so I was similarly taken aback when I read a statement from Prime Minister Netanyahu yesterday that he “expects to hear a reaffirmation from President Obama of U.S. commitments made to Israel in 2004, which were overwhelmingly supported by both House of Congress.”
[….}
Of course, he didn’t say this. Instead he threw something of a hissy fit. It was not appropriate, and more to the point, it was not tactically wise: If I’m waking up this morning feeling that the Israeli prime minister is disrespecting the President of my country, imagine how other Americans might be feeling. And, then, of course, there’s this: Prime Minister Netanyahu needs the support of President Obama in order to confront the greatest danger Israel has ever faced: the potential of a nuclear-armed Iran. And yet he seems to go out of his way to alienate the President. Why does he do this? It’s a mystery to me.
Gee, I wonder if he felt that way, when George W. Bush was President? I highly doubt it. Despite that during the George W. Bush administration’s term, there were no more terrorist attacks after 9/11 and that Bush had one the greatest relationships with Israel —- despite all that; Bush was treated like dirt and mocked by this man’s magazine as a hick, who could not run the White House. Disrespecting Bush was no problem, after all, he was the “Great Satan” in the White House, no problem speaking disrespectful to him! But, please, no disrespecting “The One!”
This is your typical partisan double standard in the liberal media. When a Republican is in the White House, the liberal media and Presidents of other Countries can disrespect them all day long and not one person in the Lame Stream Media will say a word. But you let a Democrat get elected, much less a Black Democrat President and the rules change you see; will be no disrespecting of the black messiah of socialism and statist big Government.
This here and a litany of other reasons that I have well documented here; is why I will never, ever, vote for a Democratic Party Candidate, ever again. Because American deserves better than what we have in the White House now, and further more, American deserves a better media than what the lame stream media is giving us. This is why I actually do watch Fox News and read publications like National Review, The American Conservative, WorldNetDaily, NewsWithViews and many of the other Conservative publications and it is also the reason I read blogs and run a Blog myself. Because quite frankly, America deserves better than the idiotic bile that passes for news and fair political opinion in this Country.
Update: I no sooner hit publish and I realize, I forgot something. Oops! I wrote this; not as a Bush fan. I never was, in fact, I did not vote for him, either time. In fact, it was Bush’s handling of Iraq that started me to blogging. But, some things got well beyond whether someone is liked or not. This is one of them and I feel the need to point it out.
Others: Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion
I can’t believe I’m freakin’ posting this……
But…. a blogger must do, what a blogger must do!
In response to this, and this very funny blog posting.
I present, this:
For those of you, who might be offended by the excessive butt shaking in this video. I totally understand. I’m not too fond of the song either. It just…. fits. Somehow or another anyhow.
A new look
I decided that the other look was just not for me. Some people were complaining that the blog was too hard to read and indeed, I noticed it myself. So, I’ve changed it up.
I do hope that you like the new look. 😀
Peter Fonda said WHAT?!
WHOA! 😯
This comes Via AFP:
Peter Fonda not one to beat around the, um, Bush?
CANNES, France — Peter Fonda launched a four-letter attack on US President Barack Obama at the Cannes film festival on Wednesday, calling him a traitor over the handling of the aftermath of the Gulf oil spill.
The star of the 1969 road movie “Easy Rider” was in Cannes for the premiere of “The Big Fix” by Rebecca and Josh Tickell, the only feature documentary in the official selection at the Cannes film festival this year.
Fonda — a keen environmentalist and co-producer of the film which centres on the explosion of the BP oil rig Deepwater Horizon, the ensuing spill and its consequences — accused Washington of trying to gag reporting on the issue.
“I sent an email to President Obama saying, ‘You are a f(expletive) traitor,’ using those words… ‘You’re a traitor, you allowed foreign boots on our soil telling our military — in this case the coastguard — what they can and could not do, and telling us, the citizens of the United States, what we could or could not do’.”
Fonda, who said he sent the email last week, appears in “The Big Fix” trying to get on to Louisiana beaches to assess the impact of the biggest oil spill in US history, only to be turned away by BP clean-up personnel.
Speaking at a press event at the American Pavilion to promote the film, Fonda denounced BP as “a bunch of Brits — I thought we kicked them out a long time ago. They tried to get back in in 1812, but they didn’t make it.”
I am in awe. It is not everyday that you see a Hollywood type say stuff like that. Good show. I think you will see more of this, as the Hollywood types figure out what President Obama is about.
Others: JammieWearingFool, Weasel Zippers and Pajamas Media
UPDATED: An Open Message to Pamela Geller
In response to this…
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Pamela Geller, As a Fundamentalist Christian. I am sorry to say this, but, it must be said.
It is quite obvious to me, that you are nothing more, than an Anti-Christian Jewish Bigot. I am not a Roman Catholic, nor do I agree with that belief system; in fact, I renounce it as false Christianity. But for you to slam the Christian belief system of forgiveness, shows that you have an inbred hatred of all things Non-Jewish. Charles Johnson was right, you are nothing but a hatemonger.
The sad thing is, I have defended you, when I thought you needed it. I now regret that decision.
Jesus Christ came to die on the cross at Calvary to put and END to that dead man’s Religion of Judaism; which was a total perversion of the Law of Moses, which you Jews turned into a money-making operation. In fact, Jesus said in the Gospels, “My house shall be called a house of PRAYER and you have turned it into a DEN OF THIEVES!” Not much has changed either, the Jews are still doing that to this very day.
I thought you were better than this Miss Geller, I guess I was wrong.
Signed,
-Charles Patrick Adkins
Owner
politicalbyline.com
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I posted it to the comments section, and she will most likely remove it, like the little coward that she is; which will not surprise me at all.
I’m sorry, but you do not slam Christianity like that and get away with it; I do not care what your ethnic background is, you do it, I am coming after you. Jew or non-Jew. It’s absurd and I am calling her out on this one. I want an apology on that blog of hers or I will continue to call out her hate.
After all, who is it, that is always calling out Muslim extremists and they’re hatred of freedom, Christians, and Jews? Pamela Geller. So, why should SHE get a free pass on her hatred of Christians? She will not here, I assure you of that.
Update: I feel the need to mention something; it just dawned on me, that this is the Roman Catholic of “Prayers for the dead.” Now, do I believe in that sort of thing? No. However, because I do happen to believe in the practice of freedom of Religion, I believe that people who do believe in that sort of thing, should be able to carry on that belief and practice; without some Neo-Conservative, Jewish Fascist screeching about how horrible it is and attacking people for actually practicing their faith. As for Osama bin Laden, he is in hell, he chose to reject the gospel of Jesus Christ and instead embraced Islam and chose also to embrace madness of violent jihad, for this, he is in hell. Prayers for him are useless. However, those who choose to do this, should not be attacked. As that is just what the radical Jihadists do —- attack people for practicing their faith.
This is why I advocate for an armed Church Congregation
This video comes via The Blaze:
My friends, I believe that the video that you have just watched is a sign of things to come. I believe that before the great and glorious rapture of the Church comes; there will be events like this taking place in Church, of all denominations around the United States and abroad.
This reason above, as shown in this video is why I advocate, and firmly believe that ALL Churches and their members should be owners, active users, and carriers of firearms. There is a book that supports my feelings about this, and that book is called ”Shooting Back: The Right and Duty of Self-defense” and it is written by By Charl Van Wyk. I very highly recommend that you buy this book and read it. Because frankly, I believe that we are headed towards dangerous times here in America. For us to remain passive about personal defense in the House of the Lord would be foolish.
Get this book and arm yourselves, today.
Check out my Guns section of my bookstore too.
Sad News: The End of an Era – Jerry Lewis to quit hosting annual telethon
This such sad news:
(Reuters) – Veteran entertainer Jerry Lewis said on Monday he is retiring as host of the annual Labor Day telethon for muscular dystrophy research after 45 years and will make his final appearance on the U.S. show in September.
Lewis, 85, the zany comedian and actor who starred in more than 45 films in a career spanning five decades, made the announcement in a statement posted by the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA), on its website.
“As a labor of love, I’ve hosted the annual telethon since 1966, and I’ll be making my final appearance on the show this year by performing my signature song, “You’ll Never Walk Alone,'” he said in the statement.
Lewis has turned the ballad from the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical “Carousel” into an anthem for MDA by performing it at the conclusion of each telethon over the years.
Lewis did not say why he was retiring at this stage, but an MDA spokesman said the comedian’s departure coincided with a change in the program’s format from a 21 1/2-hour telethon to a six-hour broadcast centered around prime time.
“We needed to change the format for our show, and we’re creating a new telethon era now,” the spokesman, Jim Brown, told Reuters.
“We’re very, very thankful that Jerry Lewis is performing ‘You’ll Never Walk Alone,'” he said. “He is a world-class humanitarian, and no-one rivals him in terms of his commitment to the cause.”
Lewis said he would continue to serve as national MDA chairman, adding, “I’ll never desert MDA and my kids.”
The reason why this strikes me as being very sad is this; Jerry Lewis harkens back to an era when Hollywood still had morals and when people could actually act. Jerry Lewis is a moral human being and they just do not build them like that man anymore. Those MDA telethons will not be the same anymore, especially when they go to show that grand total. 🙁
God Bless Jerry in his retirement.
HotAir.com gets a new hot smoking babe writer
About time that they got someone who looks halfway decent! 😉 I mean, between Ol’ Baldy and silky pony boy; I was beginning to wonder about that site. 😛
Seriously, I hope she does well. 🙂
UPDATED – Breaking News: The Donald is not running for President
Whew.
The Donald is not running.
Unconfirmed reports say that Charles Krauthammer was spotting on the ledge of a building in NYC, with people begging him not to jump.
Full Statement via ABC NEWS:
After considerable deliberation and reflection, I have decided not to pursue the office of the Presidency. This decision does not come easily or without regret; especially when my potential candidacy continues to be validated by ranking at the top of the Republican contenders in polls across the country. I maintain the strong conviction that if I were to run, I would be able to win the primary and ultimately, the general election. I have spent the past several months unofficially campaigning and recognize that running for public office cannot be done half heartedly. Ultimately, however, business is my greatest passion and I am not ready to leave the private sector.
I want to personally thank the millions of Americans who have joined the various Trump grassroots movements and written me letters and e-mails encouraging me to run. My gratitude for your faith and trust in me could never be expressed properly in words. So, I make you this promise: that I will continue to voice my opinions loudly and help to shape our politician’s thoughts. My ability to bring important economic and foreign policy issues to the forefront of the national dialogue is perhaps my greatest asset and one of the most valuable services I can provide to this country. I will continue to push our President and the country’s policy makers to address the dire challenges arising from our unsustainable debt structure and increasing lack of global competitiveness. Issues, including getting tough on China and other countries that are methodically and systematically taking advantage of the United States, were seldom mentioned before I brought them to the forefront of the country’s conversation. They are now being debated vigorously. I will also continue to push for job creation, an initiative that should be this country’s top priority and something that I know a lot about. I will not shy away from expressing the opinions that so many of you share yet don’t have a medium through which to articulate.
I look forward to supporting the candidate who is the most qualified to help us tackle our country’s most important issues and am hopeful that, when this person emerges, he or she will have the courage to take on the challenges of the Office and be the agent of change that this country so desperately needs
Thank you and God Bless America!
Donald J. Trump
There are also unconfirmed reports that President Barack Obama blurted out, “That Mother $%#$!” when he was told about the news.
Please note: This quotes and news tidbits are fictional ones and intended to be humorous. So, please, don’t be silly and actually use them for news broadcasts. 😀
Update: Saith Ed Morrissey:
So it’s the old I’d totally win if I cared enough to compete explanation, eh? That’s not what the latest polls showed.
Update #2: Random Thought: Hmmmmm.. He got the Birth Certificate, but did not get the Bin Laden Photos; he’d make a lousy President.
Update #3: Michelle Malkin Snarks on Twitter:
Pro-govt bailout, pro-porkulus, pro-Obamacare redistributionist won’t run for prez. Trump realizes he’s a redundancy.
And the real funny one from Malkin:
Now, if only Trump could fire Newt…
Honestly, I really already knew that this was going to happen. In fact, I even wrote as such:
AllahPundit is also correct, when he says that “The Donald” is playing that “Birther” group like a fiddle for purposes of political expediency. If it becomes clear that Trump is going to run; he will drop that subject like a bad habit. You watch.
Well, I was right —- sort of. I thought Donald Trump might actually try to run. However, what I think is this; Some political strategist most likely told him that he was not polling that well and he decided against it. Instead, he forced the Brither thing and dropped back into the private sector.
So, there’s that. Now for the 2012 dollar question; who the heck is going to run, that I would actually vote for?
Change: Obama Says “Drill baby Drill”!
The Video:
Flashback!:
So much for that, eh?
Reality sets in:
WASHINGTON – In this week’s address, President Obama laid out his strategy to continue to expand responsible and safe domestic oil production, leveraging existing authorities as part of his long-term plan to reduce our reliance on foreign oil. He is directing the Department of the Interior to conduct annual lease sales in Alaska’s National Petroleum Reserve – while respecting sensitive areas, to speed up the evaluation of oil and gas resources in the mid and south Atlantic, and to create new incentives for industry to develop their unused leases both on and offshore. Also, to give companies more time to meet higher safety standard for exploration and drilling, the administration is extending drilling leases in areas of the Gulf of Mexico that were impacted by the temporary moratorium, as well as certain leases off the coast of Alaska. And, he is establishing a new interagency working group to ensure that Arctic development projects meet health, safety and environmental standards. The past few months, rising gas prices have put an added strain on American families. While there are no quick fixes to the problem, these are steps, along with eliminating taxpayer subsidies for oil companies and rooting out fraud and manipulation in the markets, that are worth taking.
$4.00 a gallon gas and people are getting ticked; including his base. So, he quits with the cute silly liberal answers and starts back to drilling. Ed Morrissey says, “Nice try, but no.”
Quoting Ed Morrissey:
In fact, most of this action deals with extensions for existing leases, rather than new drilling. Instead of approving extension requests individually, Obama will issue blanket one-year extensions in Alaska and the Gulf of Mexico. The lease sales for the Gulf that Obama announced were supposed to take place last year. They’re not new leases. Obama did pledge to hold annual lease sales in Alaska’s North Slope area, where they had been ad hoc in the past, which is the only hint of new expansion in his remarks.
This isn’t leadership. It’s a threadbare attempt at triangulation that doesn’t add much new capacity at all, nor does it speed up the process of exploration and extraction. The White House will drag its heels on expansion of American production as long as possible; this announcement just buys Obama some time and a respite from the political fallout of high gas prices. Still, the fact that Obama had to protect himself in this manner shows how politically damaging his refusal to expand American production has become, and how damaging it will continue to be.
So, basically, Barry is trying to cover his backside and make it look like he is doing something about the high gas prices. When in all reality, the President and his Administration are simply giving political cover and lip-service to the American people. Which is what President Obama is actually pretty good at —- as long as he has his teleprompter.
Which proves what we Blogs on the right have known for three years now. That this President, who was elected more as a Black Novelty, than anything else; has no plan for this Nation’s future. Nor does have, nor does he care, about this Nation’s energy policy and its future. All he truly cares about, is his idiotic vision of progressive utopia; which is in reality, nothing but a pipe dream. Hopefully, the voters in 2012 will see this and vote accordingly.