Re: [RC] Fwd: On the Editorial Page: Obama vs. BP (and You)

[David R. Block]

Title: If you don't read the newspaper you are uninformed, if you do read the newspaper you are misinformed

Well, what gets me further from the Right/Libertarian perspective is that BP gave a crap-ton of money to Obama and the Democrats, and the MMS "turned the other way" and even gave BP a SAFETY AWARD for the RIG THAT BLEW UP!!! As far as I'm concerned, he is so hard on BP because HIS is the ass that needs kicking. As someone has once said about this crew: They seem to be unable to STAY BOUGHT. David If you don't read the newspaper you are uninformed, if you do read the newspaper you are misinformed.--Mark Twain    On 6/16/2010 11:53 PM, bil...@aol.com wrote:   Admittedly BP was run irresponsibly  --clearly not always, but in the oil business even a "few" issues are too many. And granted that BP needs to pay for the mess it is responsible for, but the way the WH is "crucifying" the company is anything but wisdom.   As an expert on TV said today,  BHO's big speech from the Oval Office was called for a month ago. The response has been half-baked from the get go. Worse, the admin seems to be close to 100% punitive towards the company, and this I don't like at all. 65% would be about right, even somewhat more, but official policy has been excessive. My humble opinion anyway, especially since no-one around Obama seems to have thought through the politics of WH reaction.   Or the economic impact beyond the costs of the spill itself. After all, besides everything else, 40% of BP investors are American citizens.   The Left is also ticked off, and for good reason. And in this case ( which is often enough true on economic issues )  I agree with Leftist criticism. No way we aren't going to have a petroleum-based industry, etc, for at least the next 25 years, or even half century, but it is high time for national mobilization to switch to alternative fuels. Even Carter had that much right --despite his archetypal incompetence.   Where is an alternative energy program ?  "Cap and trade ?"  That is some kind of joke. There isn't any. Everything else is seen as more important. Hell, I am as pixxed off at BHO arguing from the Left as I am about social values issues arguing from the Right.   Billy   ==============================================================     In a message dated 6/16/2010 9:14:27 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, david.r.bl...@verizon.net writes: If you don't read the newspaper you are uninformed, if you do read the newspaper you are misinformed.--Mark Twain    -------- Original Message -------- Subject: On the Editorial Page: Obama vs. BP (and You) Date: Wed, 16 Jun 2010 05:03:12 -0400 From: WSJ.com Editors <acc...@interactive.wsj.com> Reply-To: acc...@interactive.wsj.com To: david.r.bl...@verizon.net   Online Journal E-Mail Center    June 16, 2010 -- 5:00 a.m. EDT See all of today's editorials and op-eds, video interviews and commentary on Opinion Journal. REVIEW & OUTLOOK HOLMAN W. JENKINS, JR. Jenkins: Obama vs. BP (and You) The government holds a company's stock price hostage. *  *  * RICHARD A. 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