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Butt Stops Here
IBD Editorials ^ | June 8, 2010 | Investors Business Daily staff

Posted on 06/08/2010 4:45:09 PM PDT by Kaslin

Leadership: The president says he went to the Gulf to find out whose derriere to kick. After he gets his foot out of his own mouth, perhaps he can talk to us about that Coast Guard memo.

Scapegoating has become a hallmark of this administration. Certainly BP was responsible for the safe operation and maintenance of Deepwater Horizon. But after an accident in federal waters the federal government, which has a plan to save the entire planet from greenhouse gases, had no plan to save the Gulf from a single gushing well, with the possible exception of finger-pointing. In this administration, "BP" stands for "buck-passing."

In an interview with NBC's Matt Lauer on Tuesday, President Obama said: "I was down there a month ago, before most of these talking heads were even paying attention to the Gulf. A month ago, I was meeting with fishermen down there, standing in the rain. ... We talk to these folks because they potentially had the best answers, so I know whose ass to kick."

The talking heads were talking about the Gulf in the two weeks it took the president to make his first appearance there. But Fox News and talk radio had no fire booms to instantly deploy — booms the government was supposed to have, according to a 1994 plan.

The president who has said he would not rest until the hole was plugged has had time to entertain celebrities from Bono to Paul McCartney, get in a few rounds of golf, attend concerts and fundraisers, and even yuk it up at the White House Correspondent's Dinner. He did not have time, apparently, to expedite Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal's request for additional sand berm construction.

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1 posted on 06/08/2010 4:45:09 PM PDT by Kaslin
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To: Kaslin

They lie.


2 posted on 06/08/2010 4:50:47 PM PDT by freekitty (Give me back my conservative vote; then find me a real conservative to vote for)
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To: freekitty

He’s been trying every other day to ‘plug the damn hole’ on every golf course available.


3 posted on 06/08/2010 4:53:02 PM PDT by maine yankee
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To: maine yankee
Asses to kiss, asses to bow, asses to kick... The President of the United States, Ladies and Gentlemen!
4 posted on 06/08/2010 5:08:03 PM PDT by alecqss
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To: Kaslin

Heckuva job, Barry!


5 posted on 06/08/2010 5:08:17 PM PDT by counterpunch (GOP: Government's Other Party)
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To: Kaslin
Speaking of butts....


6 posted on 06/08/2010 5:14:58 PM PDT by raybbr (Someone who invades another country is NOT an immigrant - illegal or otherwise.)
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To: counterpunch

If Bush had said this they would be screaming what a crude cowboy he is.


7 posted on 06/08/2010 5:15:59 PM PDT by TNCMAXQ
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To: raybbr

Now that’s funny right there, I don’t care who you are.


8 posted on 06/08/2010 5:17:44 PM PDT by Jeff Chandler (Judas Iscariot - the first social justice advocate. John 12:3-6)
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To: raybbr

Boooo-T-licious, girlfriend!

WHY did I click on this thread!

9 posted on 06/08/2010 5:18:37 PM PDT by the invisib1e hand (we shall overcome a generation of affirmative action.)
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To: Jeff Chandler

i reckon one can’t help but conclude that she’s wearing a (gag) thong (wretch).


10 posted on 06/08/2010 5:19:24 PM PDT by the invisib1e hand (we shall overcome a generation of affirmative action.)
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To: the invisib1e hand; raybbr
RULES!

Cheers!

11 posted on 06/08/2010 5:20:32 PM PDT by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
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To: the invisib1e hand
i reckon one can’t help but conclude that she’s wearing a (gag) thong (wretch).

I just showed my wife the picture and your post. She wants me to let you know that there is no WAY that is any type of thong she has ever seen.

Just FYI....
12 posted on 06/08/2010 5:20:57 PM PDT by MikefromOhio (There is no truth to the rumor that Ted Kennedy was buried at sea.....)
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To: Nachum; markomalley; Carlucci; grey_whiskers; meyer; WL-law; Para-Ord.45; 70th Division; ...

Ping


13 posted on 06/08/2010 5:20:58 PM PDT by raptor22 (The truth will set us free)
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To: the invisib1e hand

When I first saw that photo, I thought that perhaps Barky was visiting a center for the Developmentally Disabled. I mean, what woman of normal intelligence would leave the house looking like that?


14 posted on 06/08/2010 5:21:18 PM PDT by Jeff Chandler (Judas Iscariot - the first social justice advocate. John 12:3-6)
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To: grey_whiskers

that works.


15 posted on 06/08/2010 5:21:46 PM PDT by the invisib1e hand (we shall overcome a generation of affirmative action.)
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To: the invisib1e hand

that isn’t a thong. it’s high-cut undies under too-tight pants.


16 posted on 06/08/2010 5:22:42 PM PDT by visualops (Proud Air Force Mom)
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To: raybbr

should have a caption contest on that one.


17 posted on 06/08/2010 5:22:49 PM PDT by the invisib1e hand (we shall overcome a generation of affirmative action.)
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To: the invisib1e hand
Tell them to get the hell out of Palestine!


18 posted on 06/08/2010 5:26:23 PM PDT by OwenKellogg (Don't Tread on Me)
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To: OwenKellogg

Might explaine the wide stance, or she sat on a firehydrant.

Isn’t there anyone in the WH to supervise her?


19 posted on 06/08/2010 5:31:01 PM PDT by School of Rational Thought (Need work. MBA, CPA, Black Belt. Diverse industry and cross border experience.)
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To: visualops
that isn’t a thong. it’s high-cut undies under too-tight pants.

thx. Hey it's way more information than I need, anyway.

20 posted on 06/08/2010 5:40:31 PM PDT by the invisib1e hand (we shall overcome a generation of affirmative action.)
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