Spill Response Not About Oil, But Snake Oil

IBD Editorials ^ | June 14, 2010 | The great THOMAS SOWELL

[Kaslin]

The big oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is bad enough in itself. But politics can make anything worse.

Let's stop and think. Either the government knows how to stop the oil spill or they don't. If they know how to stop it, then why have they let thousands of barrels of oil per day keep gushing out, for weeks on end? All they have to do is tell BP to step aside, while the government comes in to do it right.

If they don't know, then what is all this political grandstanding about keeping their boot on the neck of BP, the attorney general of the United States going down to the Gulf to threaten lawsuits — on what charges was unspecified — and President Obama showing up in his shirt sleeves?

Just what is Obama going to do in his shirt sleeves, except impress the gullible? He might as well have shown up in a tuxedo with white tie, for all the difference it makes.

This government is not about governing. It is about creating an impression. That worked on the campaign trail in 2008, but it is a disaster in the White House, where rhetoric is no substitute for reality.

If the Obama administration was for real, and trying to help get the oil spill contained as soon as possible, the last thing its attorney general would be doing is threatening a lawsuit. A lawsuit is not going to stop the oil, and creating a distraction can only make people at BP start directing their attention toward covering themselves, instead of covering the oil well.

[Kaslin]

As always, Dr Sowell hits the nail square on the head

[Kaslin]

Ping

[cranked]

Dr. Sowell has Jack Squat pegged to the tee.

[avacado]

"As always, Dr Sowell hits the nail square on the head "

He always does. Why can't we have his intellect and common sense in Washington DC? Instead we get the Obamas, McCains, Kerrys, Lindsay "Lohan" Grahams...

[downtownconservative]

"This government is not about governing. It is about creating an impression.

Yup, he nails it!

[gulfcoast6]

Sure did. Here on the coast we got snake oil treatment from him today BUT! He STILL will not take questions from the folks sitting there with him.

[Tarpon]

That's a really big snake you got there. Did your useless big government bureaucracy check you out and find you competent? Well then what are you doing riding around like Hannibal?

[Nepeta]

And costly snake oil it is, too.

[Kaslin]

That does not surprise me at all. He’s a charlatan through and through

[gulfcoast6]

Right, so very right.

[Bean Counter]

[Kaslin]

Excellent graphic

[jazusamo]

If leaders of other nations can't depend on the United States, then they need to make the best deal they can with our enemies. They understand that preserving their nation's security is a leader's top priority, even if Barack Obama doesn't.

Dr. Sowell nails our boy president again and rightfully so!

Thanks for the ping, Kaslin.

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[Kaslin]

My pleasure :)

[stephenjohnbanker]

LMBO!!

[rawcatslyentist]

>"Just what is Obama going to do in his shirt sleeves, except impress the gullible?"

As far as I can tell, he plans on having an extended vakay in the Gulf, while the giant golf ball is built that he will personally putt into the hole.

At least that's what it looks like to me.

[GOPJ]

Thanks for the ping.

[rockinqsranch]

Thanks for the ping jaz.

Dr. Sowell hits another right out of the ballpark.

[YankeeReb]

Dr Sowell hits another home run. More common sense in that short article than we’ve heard from Zippy in the last 52 days.

[beaversmom]

Thank you. Excellent as always.