CHU JUMPS IN 'DEEP END OF THE POOL'

MSNBC ^ | 2/20/2009 | John Yang

[curth]

Energy Secretary Steven Chu may be a Nobel laureate Ph.D. in physics, but his first forays into energy policy suggest he's a neophyte when it comes to the ways of Washington.

At a forum with reporters on Thursday, the head of the department that has traditionally taken the lead on global oil-market policy, was asked what message the Obama administration had for the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries at its meeting next month.

[Old Professer]

Don’t worry, Gepetto is pulling all the strings for the next four years; if you still want to worry, find out who is pulling his.

[USS Alaska]

Chu-chu wreck.

[353FMG]

No, this is the Obama era.

[KC_Conspirator]

"I'm not the administration," the Cabinet secretary replied. "I will be speaking and learning more about this in order to figure out what the U.S. position should be and what the president's position is."

This is incompetent.

We have a energy secretary against energy, a commerce secretary against commerce, and a secretary of homeland security against security. WTF????

[Foolsgold]

[6SJ7]

The day before, reporters asked him about OPEC output levels after a speech to a group of utility regulators. He responded that the issue was "not in my domain."

Chu is not the master of his domain!

[grey_whiskers]

I heard him talk here at the U of Chicago. He was very entertaining. But the problem is when he and others like him think their extremely specific brilliance extends generally to everything else.

That attitude is only justified in the case of FReepers.

Cheers1

[Paladin2]

Why do we need a Dept. of Energy again?

[Mind-numbed Robot]

I heard him talk here at the U of Chicago. He was very entertaining. But the problem is when he and others like him think their extremely specific brilliance extends generally to everything else.

An expert, and most Ph.Ds, know a great deal about very little. I prefer those who know a little about a lot of different things and know where to go to get specific information on subjects when necessary.

[Niuhuru]

Delusions of Grandeur.

[SAJ]

More like Delusions of Competence.

[abclily]

They think they are the smartest, because trainable people are taught to have exaggerated, positive self-esteems. This administration is made up of black and white trainable humans.

[ballplayer]

I dont really see what the problem is here,the Congress passes a spending Bill Of a Trillion Dollars without reading it , The President appoints a Guy to the energy dept. who Knows nothing about the main source of Energy that drives are once thriving Republic ,he appoints an individual to Run the IRS who doesnt pay his taxes,a Commerce Secretary who stays as long as it takes before the coffee gets cold,An EPA commissioner who is about to Make Carbon Dioxide a Regulated Gas which will force those that are about to build clean burning coal factories to cancel them or go Bankrupt,not bad except it is coal where we get 50 percent of our electricity,WHATS THE PROBLEM?
Unless of course you enjoy talk Radio Or Going on the Internet or Driving your car without a monitoring device along for the ride.

[Old Professer]

Perfect...