Poetic Justice

It has been called poetic justice. Some call it Karma. Some say, “What goes around, comes around”. But whatever description you choose, the Democrats railing against George Bush for his slow response to Katrina has come back to bite them in the pants. It’s even Louisiana and the Gulf Coast, again. A Republican playwright could not have written a story like this if he tried.

This time, the governor of Louisiana was not inept, like the previous one, and it was the President and his administration that actually has stood in the way of action to mitigate the results of the disaster. Ask Bobby Jindal about that.

The President tried to revive his sagging poll numbers by stooping to profanity on a daytime television broadcast to show how “tough” he is. He just couldn’t pull it off. Maybe he should have sent Rahm Emanuel, the Chicago hit man, to take his place. Rahm knows how to do it the Chicago way. There are lots of examples of that.

But the best part to me is that the issue that may destroy Barack Obama’s administration is not taking over private corporations, or destroying our healthcare system, but it is OIL. Oh, he’s against drilling and such, but his ineptness as an executive has been magnified by his financial connection with BIG OIL, and his unwillingness to stand face to face with the CEO of BP and make some vital decisions. Once again, he has followed his old pattern of voting “present” instead of being a CEO himself.

During the campaign, many suggested that Sarah Palin, as a “vice-presidential” candidate, actually had more executive experience than the Democratic nominee for “President.” Her experience came as a governor of an OIL state and her confrontation with BIG OIL executives.

Oh, here’s an idea!!! Maybe President Obama could ask Sarah Palin to be his special emissary to BP. I bet she would know immediately who needs a butt-kicking and she can do it!