BP, Democrats, Obama and Big Oil
The worst part of the leak might finally be over. If things go according to plan, BP will know if the latest fix is successful.
President Obama’s rating have taken a hit since the crisis started. For what reason, I’m not sure. What do people expect him to do? He can’t stop the leak. He can’t clean up the oil. He can’t make BP working any faster. Some people think federal government intervention is the answer to everything.
What Obama and the Democrats have done is unnerving. The blanket moratorium on deep water drilling is typical knee jerk reaction of the government. The ban covered all existing deep wells and allows no new well permits.
Instead of looking for causes into the current leak, Obama decide to unilaterally punish all companies doing work in the Gulf of Mexico without rhyme or reason. The blame and investigation should focus only on BP and the site where the explosion occurred. BP’s track record for disasters is well documented. The whole industry is punished for the acts of a company that in the past has acted with disregard for safety, rules and regulations.
The moratorium also affects the livelihood of those that work in the industry, support the industry and hurts an already battered local economy. A wide unjustified moratorium is unnecessary.
The other disturbing act by the President is basically ignoring the recent court ruling that overturned the drilling ban. Instead of honoring the court ruling, Obama and his staff went back to the drawing board to craft a new ban. Instead of honoring and respecting the court ruling, the Democrats decided to try a new ban that suits their purposes. It is a very chilling snub of the American rule of law. The courts serve as a check on the executive powers and Obama won’t respect that check.
There is no other way around it. Until a new energy source is found for mass use, the world needs to keep drilling and using oil. It is the lifeblood of the world economy. The root cause of the BP leak needs to be investigated. If BP is guilty by all means punish them with fines. Sometimes tragic but genuine accidents happen. Burdening the industry and stifling an economy due to one incident at one site doesn’t justify overreaching bans and regulations. Find the root cause, look for a solution if possible and then implement it industry wide if it is practical.
The scope of the leak is tragic. BP must make good on lost money, wages and livelihoods it caused. If BP is guilty of neglect they should pay. Until the real causes of the incident are found, government should back off and not shoot from the hip on regulations, blame or punishing the industry.
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Sunday, July 18, 2010
Sunday, July 5, 2009
Paris Palin, Senate Super Majority, Hope for Obama
Alaskan governor and former Vice-Presidential candidate Paris Palin announced her resignation effective at the end of the month. (Note: I credit FoxSports.com's Jason Whitlock for the Paris Palin moniker). All I can say is don't let the door hit your cougar wannabe ass on the way out.
That Palin was on the presidential ticket still amazes me. She has the intelligence of a box of rocks (my apologies to the rocks).
My opinion of her was pretty much shaped by the Tina Fey faux interviews. I saw the Fey bit before the actual Katie Couric interviews. The first thing that stuck out was how much Fey resembled Palin. I laughed, of course, and thought man that was a bit overboard. Then I saw the real interviews. Wow. Fey was dead on. She didn't go overboard at all. She mimicked Palin to the bone.
My opinion went from being amused to appalled. I started thinking do I really think Palin should be the literal one heart beat away from the presidency. It's not being morbid. It's being realistic. Her ticket mate isn't exactly a spring chicken. This is the first election that a VP candidate influenced my vote. For the record, I voted for Bob Barr of the Libertarian Party.
Palin didn't announce the reasons she resigned. Some speculate it's her political swan song. Others think it's a precursor to a presidential run in 2012.
My assumption, based on the wind direction, is that Paris Palin is gearing up for a behind the scenes presidential run. She's going to spend time working the power brokers and money people. She doesn't have to work the GOP right wing to hard. They are firmly in her back pocket. It's the moderates and independents she must win over. My guess is she'll keep herself in the public eye. It's easy to criticize when you don't have any say in the game. She'll be able to run her mouth at the Democrats and President Barack Obama. What she won't do is leave a voting record behind for others to scrutinize.
As the 2012 election cycle gears up, my guess is she re-evaluate her chances based on polls, the party power brokers and the money bags. Unless she has a strong hand, she won't run. Failing at that, she'll fade to the Alaskan wilderness and return to putting lipstick on bull dogs or pitbulls or whatever it is they do back there.
Super Majority
Al Franken will finally take his seat in the Senate. His arrival gives the Democrats the 60 votes they need to shut down any Republican filibuster. What scares me is the potential for damage the Donkey party has to inflict before 2010. My hope is the moderates and conservative state Democrats can keep things in line.
Nothing scares me more than when one party has so much control. The GOP seems to be reeling with scandal and disunity. The Democrats seem drunk with the new found power. Remember it wasn't to long ago during the Bill Clinton administration and Newt Gingrich's revolution that the Democrats were being written off. Fortunes can change quickly for the parties. If the economy is still in the doldrums, health care reform tanks and terrorism or one of the wars goes bad, I can see the public turning the Dems out. If the nation is suffering still then historically the ruling
party is on the outs.
Hopes for Obama
Only time will tell. I'm no Obama supporter but I hope he does well enough. I hope he brings the war in Afghanistan close to an end. I hope he finds Osama Bin Laden. I hope there is some way to flip the tables on North Korea and Iran. I definitely hope he turns the economy around.
There are things I hope he doesn't do either. I hope he doesn't run wild with tax hikes. Tax hikes are the bane of a free market. The more capital at work the better the economy. Free markets definitely spend money more efficient than the government. Taxes are a necessary evil but they should be kept to a minimum.
I hope the Dems can find a reasonable way to reform health care. If not they should leave it alone until someone smarter can do it. I think it's better to leave a bad system, and I don't believe it's bad, in place than let the government come in and make it worse.
Update Frequency
I usually have plenty of topics to weigh in on. The problem is finding the time to write. I used to do a lot of my writing at work. I don't have as much time anymore due to a transfer. I hope to update at least once a week on one of the websites blogs. Right now is just a slow time in sports. Football season is my big time for writing the sports blog and the Houston Texans Bull Site. I really haven't made any financial moves so I haven't updated the Monkee Portfolio. I found a few things I want to put up on the main web page.
That's all for now,
Unkle Monkee
That Palin was on the presidential ticket still amazes me. She has the intelligence of a box of rocks (my apologies to the rocks).
My opinion of her was pretty much shaped by the Tina Fey faux interviews. I saw the Fey bit before the actual Katie Couric interviews. The first thing that stuck out was how much Fey resembled Palin. I laughed, of course, and thought man that was a bit overboard. Then I saw the real interviews. Wow. Fey was dead on. She didn't go overboard at all. She mimicked Palin to the bone.
My opinion went from being amused to appalled. I started thinking do I really think Palin should be the literal one heart beat away from the presidency. It's not being morbid. It's being realistic. Her ticket mate isn't exactly a spring chicken. This is the first election that a VP candidate influenced my vote. For the record, I voted for Bob Barr of the Libertarian Party.
Palin didn't announce the reasons she resigned. Some speculate it's her political swan song. Others think it's a precursor to a presidential run in 2012.
My assumption, based on the wind direction, is that Paris Palin is gearing up for a behind the scenes presidential run. She's going to spend time working the power brokers and money people. She doesn't have to work the GOP right wing to hard. They are firmly in her back pocket. It's the moderates and independents she must win over. My guess is she'll keep herself in the public eye. It's easy to criticize when you don't have any say in the game. She'll be able to run her mouth at the Democrats and President Barack Obama. What she won't do is leave a voting record behind for others to scrutinize.
As the 2012 election cycle gears up, my guess is she re-evaluate her chances based on polls, the party power brokers and the money bags. Unless she has a strong hand, she won't run. Failing at that, she'll fade to the Alaskan wilderness and return to putting lipstick on bull dogs or pitbulls or whatever it is they do back there.
Super Majority
Al Franken will finally take his seat in the Senate. His arrival gives the Democrats the 60 votes they need to shut down any Republican filibuster. What scares me is the potential for damage the Donkey party has to inflict before 2010. My hope is the moderates and conservative state Democrats can keep things in line.
Nothing scares me more than when one party has so much control. The GOP seems to be reeling with scandal and disunity. The Democrats seem drunk with the new found power. Remember it wasn't to long ago during the Bill Clinton administration and Newt Gingrich's revolution that the Democrats were being written off. Fortunes can change quickly for the parties. If the economy is still in the doldrums, health care reform tanks and terrorism or one of the wars goes bad, I can see the public turning the Dems out. If the nation is suffering still then historically the ruling
party is on the outs.
Hopes for Obama
Only time will tell. I'm no Obama supporter but I hope he does well enough. I hope he brings the war in Afghanistan close to an end. I hope he finds Osama Bin Laden. I hope there is some way to flip the tables on North Korea and Iran. I definitely hope he turns the economy around.
There are things I hope he doesn't do either. I hope he doesn't run wild with tax hikes. Tax hikes are the bane of a free market. The more capital at work the better the economy. Free markets definitely spend money more efficient than the government. Taxes are a necessary evil but they should be kept to a minimum.
I hope the Dems can find a reasonable way to reform health care. If not they should leave it alone until someone smarter can do it. I think it's better to leave a bad system, and I don't believe it's bad, in place than let the government come in and make it worse.
Update Frequency
I usually have plenty of topics to weigh in on. The problem is finding the time to write. I used to do a lot of my writing at work. I don't have as much time anymore due to a transfer. I hope to update at least once a week on one of the websites blogs. Right now is just a slow time in sports. Football season is my big time for writing the sports blog and the Houston Texans Bull Site. I really haven't made any financial moves so I haven't updated the Monkee Portfolio. I found a few things I want to put up on the main web page.
That's all for now,
Unkle Monkee
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