Karl Rove Sums Up Obama Oval Office Speech: “Don’t Waste a Crisis” – Video

Freedom's Lighthouse ^ | June 16, 2010 | Brian

[Federalist Patriot]

Here is video of Karl Rove reacting to President Obama’s Oval Office Address last night. Rove said you could sum up Obama’s speech and strategy as, “don’t let a crisis go to waste.” Obama is seeking to use the Gulf Oil Spill as an excuse to “pivot” to his radical Global-Warming hysteria-driven Cap and Trade policy.

Rove said, “These are two different things.” Stopping the Oil Leak and cleaning up the mess in “not connected” to Cap and Trade legislation. Rove does not believe it is likely to pass in Congress because it will mean massive loss of manufacturing jobs and much higher energy prices across the board.

[Dr. Sivana]

Obama has apparently forgotten the number one rule of Chicago politics: IT HAS TO #@$%% WORK!!!

Chicagoans will smirk and accept winks and even a few sharp elbows, IF THE MACHINERY WORKS.

But if you get caught up in other stuff, you are toasty-woasty.

Ask former Mayor Michael Bilandic. His botching of the blizzrd of 78 (r was it 79?) resulted in his removal. It took almost ten years for the amchine to reassert itself.

[Eva]

I would like to remind everyone that BP is not a US company and signed on to the Kyoto treaty very early. It won't bother BP one bit if the US citizens pay the price for BP's blunder, through a carbon tax, and further damages the US economy. Hayward would probably sit back and chuckle that now instead of blaming BP for exacerbating the economic downturn, we can continue to blame Obama.

Actually, BP is probably encouraging Barry to take this tack. It's a great distraction and effects BP very little. Encouraging cap and trade actually fits quite well into BP's modus operandi. A few years ago, in the Puget Sound region, BP offered to give up the shortest, safest tanker route to the North Sound, in exchange for permission to build a second dock. BP is not permitted to own tankers (though they do have a straw company set up) and giving up the tanker route would have handicapped their competitors and cost them money. Thankfully, the Coast Guard stepped in.

[Star Traveler]

Here's the full text of President Obama's speech about the BP disaster/gusher in the Gulf of Mexico ...

Obama's Remarks To Nation On Oil Spill [Full Text]

[FlyVet]

I agree, there's something else going on here, that we don't know about....yet.

Since During his time in the Senate and while running for president, Obama received a total of $77,051 from the oil giant and is the top recipient of BP PAC and individual money over the past 20 years, according to financial disclosure records , I have a hard time believing that the One is now going to stab them in the back. I'm guessing that BP will grab a major stake in taxpayer-subsidized green energy, which is a lot easier, safer, and probably a lot more profitable than drilling thousands of feet into the ocean floor

[Eva]

I hadn’t thought about that, I think that you’re right. It would fit with the Goldman Sachs precedent. BP was already moving toward the “Green Energy” market. I won’t be surprised to see BP claim that the investment in green energy is a form of retribution for the spill.

Remember that the BP public relations guy, Herb Greenberg, that designed the Beyond Petroleum market strategy is closely tied to Rahm Emanuel and is a partner of James Carville and Shrum.

[Eva]

Take a look at this: Soros, BP and Obama Singing from the same Hymnal

It's worse than either of us knew.