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2010-05-28 Home Front: Politix

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Posted by Mike 2010-05-28 06:58|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 When your most creative thoughts in the middle of a disaster revolve around protecting your position, you are summoning trouble.

Modus Operandi.

Posted by JohnQC 2010-05-28 08:07|| 2010-05-28 08:07|| Front Page Top

#2 Obama: Gov't in charge of oil disaster response
WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama defensively and sometimes testily insisted on Thursday that his administration, not oil giant BP, was calling the shots in responding to the worst oil spill in the nation's history.
"I take responsibility. It is my job to make sure this thing is shut down," Obama declared at a news conference in the East Room of the White House. The Gulf of Mexico oil spill dominated the hour-long session.

Posted by gromky 2010-05-28 08:25|| 2010-05-28 08:25|| Front Page Top

#3 The idea of being lectured by this turn-coat Noonan on this of all subjects turns my stomach.

Posted by Excalibur 2010-05-28 09:58|| 2010-05-28 09:58|| Front Page Top

#4 ahhhh Peggy, you elitist twit. On what basis: resume, experience, positions, policy, did you deduct he would be competent? None. You were enthralled and feeling the "hope-and-change" moistness. STFU and acknowledge your hollow choice. As if he isn't living up to his creds. To paraphrase Dennis Green: "He is who we thought he was". You are the one in the wrong. *spit*

Posted by Frank G 2010-05-28 10:01|| 2010-05-28 10:01|| Front Page Top

#5 She likes her grounds-keepers burly.

Posted by Goober Goobelopolous 2010-05-28 10:40|| 2010-05-28 10:40|| Front Page Top

#6 As I recall we had a vice-presidential candidate who had in two of her previous offices had to deal with the Majors, and had developed a reputation of being hard-nosed in doing so, and had even sued BP when she was Governor of her state.

And the character assasination against her NEVER STOPPED. And harrasment. And (should I say it?) what in a civilized society would have been seen as prosecutable barratry.

We got stuck with the President BP wanted because they didn't want to deal with the governor who had sued them in previous years, and we never asked where all the money was coming from for the whisper campaigns.

(Which, BTW, Noonan partook in).

What's that old arcane saying? Connect the dots?

Posted by Thing From Snowy Mountain 2010-05-28 11:39|| 2010-05-28 11:39|| Front Page Top

#7 Geez, I knew he was gonna be an incompetent amateur. I'd be grateful if that was the least of it. So how come I don't have a column in the friggin Wall Street Journal?

Posted by tu3031 2010-05-28 12:20|| 2010-05-28 12:20|| Front Page Top

#8 So how come I don't have a column in the friggin Wall Street Journal?

Because you are competent and don't drink the liberal kool-aid.

Posted by DarthVader 2010-05-28 12:54|| 2010-05-28 12:54|| Front Page Top

#9 And you're supposed to be less gullible, Peg.

Posted by mojo 2010-05-28 14:21|| 2010-05-28 14:21|| Front Page Top

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