Bush’s fault!
“Stardate 546328.1. We have arrived in the Star System Obama Mega Barf and we are studying how a star swallows a planet. Apparently there was once a thriving civilization on this world now called Obama Mega Barf X3. As far as our study could determined the population of the Barferians perished as a result of taxation and enslavement. But we will stand back and bi-partisanly watch as it plunges into its star.....”
I blame O. He said he was going to turn back the rising oceans and this is similar IMHO. :)