Posted by
Danny on Thursday, June 10, 2010 12:00:00 AM
Wouldn't you know it.... the first instinct of Barack Obama is to blame everyone else for the oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico instead of leading the effort to contain or stop the leak. This shouldn't surprise anyone as the Democrat party is the party of lawyers, thus the party of blame. No doubt there is some blame to go around, but the time to think about that is after the leak is contained or stopped. In case no one noticed the Republican party is the party of business, thus the party of solutions. Unfortunately the people voted out the party of solutions in the last election so this is what we're left (LEFT) with!!! I have to laugh or cry when I see the media headlines that blast Republican candidates for having money, such as Meg Whitman here in California. Not that Democrats don't have money. Most Democrat politicians have inherited money, most Republican politicians have made money from being good at what they do. It seems to me that if a Republican candidate has money to spend, it must be that they are good at solving problems.
I agree with Mitt Romney that Barack Obama and this administration must get out of the campaign mode and into the leadership mode (if that's possible). I'm beginning to think that Obama is just a polished front man with his dependence on teleprompters and lack of conviction about what is going on around him.
In defense of Obama, I must say that the media sensationalizes everything. Let's keep the oil spill in perspective. I did a google-earth search of the Gulf of Mexico and was not able to locate a single oil drilling rig. Think of an Olympic sized swimming pool in your backyard as a representation of the Gulf. A drilling rig such as the Horizon would be about the size of a pinhead in relation to the pool. Now think of the size of a wellhead pipe in relation to the drilling rig. You wouldn't even see it. This would be like looking for a germ through a microscope!
I'm not making light of the spill. It's bad, especially if it can't be contained soon. Was it really a smart thing to stop all drilling in the gulf... especially if it could possibly relieve the pressure around this wellhead? Soon oil prices will begin to go up, along with gas prices at the pump. Unemployment in the coastal gulf areas will increase. Obama's actions and inactions have consequences. That's why we need real leadership - not blame right now!!! There will be some blame to go around later and I think Obama needs to take some of it!!!