Sarah Palin confused or trying to sell books?

 

After watching a news clip from Fox News from Sunday, May 23, I could not believe what Sarah Palin said.  She actually suggested that there was a connection between President Obama’s campaign contributions from gas & oil companies and his approach to the oil disaster in the gulf.  Wasn’t Sarah Palin the one who said “drill baby drill” during the 2008 campaign?  

According to USA Today dated May 24, candidate Obama’s contributions from oil and gas companies was $900,000 while candidate McCain collected $2.4 million.  

I remember candidate Obama suggesting an excess profit tax for the oil companies when the oil companies raised their prices to record levels.  Either Sarah Palin has completely lost her ability to link one fact to another or she is just trying to promote herself and her books. 

The greater point here is that too many people have something to sell and the facts fall victim to their overall goal.  I am not happy with the way the Obama administration is handling the oil disaster.  It seems like they are more concerned with not getting blamed than they are about taking care of the problem.   I believe they should take charge and reach out to the other oil companies for more help.  It is in the interest of the other oil companies to fix this problem quickly or they will all suffer.  I think it is good that the administration acknowledges that they do not have the resources to do the cleanup themselves, but the people are entitled to oversight and we are not seeing enough of it.   This is an environmental disaster which deserves a focused effort with urgency, not a political approach that is more concerned about blame than the long-term outlook.  

I will watch the administration very closely and if I do not see more urgency I will continue to write about it, but I am not going to let the BP off the hook or mis represent facts.  Please let me know your thoughts. 

Jim Brandt,  Facebook