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Drowning in the spill: O's still bungling the crisis
NY Post ^ | May 27, 2010 | Rich Lowry

Posted on 05/28/2010 3:38:04 AM PDT by Scanian

President Obama said at his BP press conference that when he was shaving the other day, his daughter Malia asked him, "Did you plug the hole yet, Daddy?"

If Obama wanted to give her a quick lesson in how the world works, he might have said: "No, dear, that's beyond my capacity. I can't stop oil from gushing from a well 5,000 feet beneath the ocean's surface. Now, did you do your homework?"

Malia can be forgiven for not understanding the limits on her daddy's power. She's 11 years old. What's everyone else's excuse?

If the presidency of the United States is the most powerful and majestic office on Earth, it does not confer omnipotence on the mere mortal who happens to occupy it.

Perhaps Obama himself needs to be reminded. A White House aide told a reporter that the president, in a fit of frustration, barked to his aides during one meeting, "Plug the damn hole." That's a meaningless order with the world's best engineers already desperately trying to solve a hellish technical problem.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: bp; obama; oilleak; oilspill; presser
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To: Scanian

as an aside- Hasn’t Malia been 11 since 2008?

“Did you plug the hole yet Daddy?”

“Honey, look at my hands. They don’t have mud and oil on them. Lots of hardworking Americans are working around the clock to plug that hole. They are our true hope and our true heroes. I will see that you meet them when they succeed”


21 posted on 05/28/2010 7:10:48 AM PDT by silverleaf
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To: silverleaf
DID YOU PLUG THE HOLE YET, DADDY?


22 posted on 05/28/2010 7:17:48 AM PDT by UCANSEE2 (The Last Boy Scout)
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To: Sacajaweau

After that they went on to discuss nuclear proliferation. And Obozo assured her that “I’m in charge here.”

Nostalgia time with Zer0.

Do these people ever come up with anything original?


23 posted on 05/28/2010 7:19:24 AM PDT by Scanian
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To: UCANSEE2

Biden is such a friggin’ Mini-me. What a tool.


24 posted on 05/28/2010 7:20:22 AM PDT by 2 Kool 2 Be 4-Gotten
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To: Scanian

I call BS, she did not say that or was coached, JMO.


25 posted on 05/28/2010 7:50:47 AM PDT by tiki
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To: Diogenesis

This Gulf oil spill is the perfect metaphor for the Obama administration. Starts with an explosion....followed by a disaster that will take generations to recover from.


26 posted on 05/28/2010 8:17:49 AM PDT by blasater1960 ( Dt 30, Ps 111, The Torah is perfect, attainable, now and forever)
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To: All

"ALOHA"

27 posted on 05/28/2010 8:59:30 AM PDT by Liz (If teens can procreate in a Volkswagen, why does a spotted owl need 2000 acres? JD Hayworth)
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To: Scanian

It’s only been 40 days. Give him some time. Soon he’ll jump into the Gulf with a knife between his teeth and stab the evil oil to death.


28 posted on 05/28/2010 9:32:26 AM PDT by ArcadeQuarters (Stuck with a local RINO? Donate $$$ to a different district.)
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To: Scanian

He can’t “bungle”. The American people and their news media have declared him the victor no matter what.


29 posted on 05/28/2010 9:33:04 AM PDT by Theodore R.
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To: Pit1

Thanks! I’ve got it as an actual bumper-sticker here: http://www.zazzle.com/obuttocks_bumper_sticker-128984075486474025?gl=oceander


30 posted on 05/28/2010 3:45:16 PM PDT by Oceander (The Price of Freedom is Eternal Vigilance -- Thos. Jefferson)
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