Dems Turn On Obama

Dick Morris and Eileen McGann "It is the nature of things that presidential mistakes metastasize into presidential character flaws. Bush's inaction over Katrina comes across as insensitivity. Now Obama's incompetence and inexperience is causing liberals to see him as arrogant, aloof, removed, conceited, suspicious of outside advice and even lazy. Long after the oil has stopped spilling, these supposed character defects will haunt the president, just as Jimmy Carter's reputation of timidity and inability lasted long after the Iran hostages came home. These defects will last until 2012 and beyond."

However:  Djou idea on Jones Act hitting rough waters "We are using equipment and vessels from countries like Norway, Canada, The Netherlands," said Gibbs. "There has not been any problem with this. If there is the need for any type of waiver, that would obviously be granted, but we have not had that problem."

Jones Act a barrier to spill fix "After initially refusing to name them, the State Department on May 5 declared that 11 other countries and the UN also had offered skimmer boats and other assets and experts to prevent the oil from destroying dolphins, crabs, oysters and this disaster's other defenseless victims. Alas, they were turned away in a State Department statement."

Coast Guard Head Was Informed of Maine Oil Boom on 5/21. Yesterday, He Claimed He Didn’t Know   From June 12: "A letter signed by both Maine senators — with the four Gulf State governors copied — informed Admiral Allen of Packgen's boom weeks ago. Allen told ABC yesterday that he hadn't heard this information. (Read article to see the letter, along with a photo of miles of Packgen boom sitting in storage.)"

Obama Gives Part of Arizona to Mexicans

FoxNews "The area, once an area for family hiking and off road vehicles has government signs warning residents of the drug and human smugglers. Night vision cameras have photographed cartel members with military arms delivering drugs to vehicles along Highway 8.  FireAndreaMitchell.com 
 Hat tip to Harley Standlee, Placerville, Ca  

Fathers Who Are Husbands Spare Children from Poverty

Heritage "A wedding ring on Dad’s finger is more than a symbol of his commitment to Mom. It also proves to be the ultimate anti-poverty weapon for their children. Now that’s something to celebrate and encourage this Father’s Day. It’s fitting on Sunday to honor all the fathers who strive to keep that commitment, even when they grow weary."

Stopping the Slick, Saving the Environment: A Framework for Response, Recovery, and Resiliency

Insider Online "The Administration and Congress can and must take the first steps toward implementing this framework. These steps should include:

Stop making things worse by politicizing the federal response to the disaster;
End unnecessary bureaucratic delays in organizing response and recovery efforts;
Restructure response and recovery efforts;
Reform the National Response Framework; and
Rebuild the response capacity of the U.S. Coast Guard"

Iran’s Revolution: Year 2

NY Times "...Mr. Obama could do vastly more. By throwing in his lot with the freedom movement, he would surely increase the odds that we won’t have to live with a nuclear bomb controlled by virulently anti-American and anti-Semitic clerics. Democrats, once the champions of promoting pro-democracy movements, need to understand that the good that they can do for the people of Iran far exceeds the great harm that comes from doing nothing. "

From Germany: Will Obama Be the 'Jimmy Carter of the 21st Century'?

SPIEGEL ONLINE "Can US President Barack Obama lead America away from fossil fuel dependency? German commentators don't think so. Some say he is in danger of turning into an idealistic, one-term president like Jimmy Carter."

Elton John rocks Israel after other artists cancel

MyWay "John, who wore blue-tinted sunglasses, told the audience those cancellations "ain't gonna stop me from playing here, baby." Recent cancellations by the Pixies and Elvis Costello, who cited Israeli government policies, have added to Israel's growing sense of isolation." Via Drudge.

Government Expanded 'Like a Cancer'

CNBC "Markets usually give signals when something goes wrong but, if the government is to intervene, as is the case of the European Central Bank, the Federal Reserve and the Bank of England's bond buying, government intervention hides these signals, according to Faber. "I think any government intervention has unintended consequences and is negative," he said. When there is intervention, "eventually the market will break the intervention and things will blow out." " This is what happens when an economically ignorant electorate votes in national elections.

Pic of the Day: Afghan Woman Having Her Picture Taken For Voter Registration Card…

Weasel Zippers

What's the point?

Against Gov. Jindal’s Wishes, Crude-Sucking Barges Stopped by Coast Guard

Sweetness and Light "But the Coast Guard ordered the stoppage because of reasons that Jindal found frustrating. The Coast Guard needed to confirm that there were fire extinguishers and life vests on board, and then it had trouble contacting the people who built the barges.".... As we have maintained all along, ‘regulations’ have probably caused much of the delay in attacking the spill. But the federal government’s answer will be to pile on even more regulations."
ABC video report found here.

How is Israel the Guilty Party?

Townhall  "But the Western system no longer functions; it takes its lead from "peace activists." And so --- and this is the tragedy of Western collapse - it is Turkey that the West appeases. There is no logic to this; there is fear. There's no morality here; only dhimmitude. History, meanwhile, is ignored.".... "Anything for "peace."
 Diana West

$7-a-gallon gas? The folly of O's oil-spill 'fix'

NY Post "The logic linking cap-and-trade to the spill in the Gulf should frighten anyone who owns a car or truck. Such measures force up the price at the pump -- Harvard Kennedy School's Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs thinks it "may require gas prices greater than $7 a gallon by 2020" to meet Obama's stated goal of reducing emissions 14 percent from the transportation sector. "
Cartoon: Lisa Benson, Townhall

Obama's Latest Shakedown "No matter how culpable BP is ultimately determined to be, Obama's bullying should not deflect our attention from another culprit here: environmental extremists." David Limbaugh.

Never Let an Oil Spill Go to Waste  "...Every green job Spain has concocted since 2000 has cost taxpayers $774,000. Spain is about to be junk-bonded, and its green-energy economy is not helping.
"What about the president's contention that "we're running out of places to drill on land and in shallow water"? This is what you might call a meta-truth. For instance, "The sun is dying!" or "The budget will be balanced." The oil, coal and natural gas we know exists but haven't drilled for yet alone would be enough to provide hundreds of years of energy for the nation." David Harsanyi.