Barack Obama uses the BP oil spill to push climate change legislation

  Recently I have been critical of Barack Obama and his regime for doing nothing as millions of gallons of oil continue to pour into the Gulf of Mexico. But now the president is doing something “with” the spill, if not “about” the spill.

  While the oil washes ashore, sea life dies, fishermen lose their livelihood, and while Bobby Jindal pleads with Obama to do something– anything– the president has finally decided to do something– he has decided to use the oil spill to urge congress to pass climate change legislation.

The spill in the Gulf, which is just heartbreaking, only underscores the necessity of seeking alternative fuel sources,” Obama said after declaring climate change a “threat to our way of life” and calling on Congress to pass climate change bill “this year”

   That’s right, he may not be doing anything to help stop the oil spill, but he has decided to use the oil spill to push cap and trade legislation. I guess I should look at the bright side, at least the president is doing something now– even if it is only pushing a radical leftist policy position.

  We all know that Rahm Emanuel has stated that you should never let a good crisis go to waste because it would allow you to do things you wouldn’t otherwise be able to do. We also know that Barack Obama blew his chance to appear like a leader on this issue– he failed to take charge and show that he was on top of this issue. But now we know that Barack Obama does indeed intend to use this crisis to do something he might not otherwise be able to accomplish– passing cap and trade. He has decided to heed Rahm Emanuel’s advice.

  Perhaps this is why Barack Obama is unwilling to send federal help to the gulf region; he hopes that as more oil spills into the Gulf, he will be able to paint the oil companies as the bad guys while he escapes criticism for his inadequate response, and because of this more people will be willing to support his cap and trade legislation. He has apparently decided that it is more important to use the oil spill as a means to pass cap and trade than he finds it important to actually stop the leak and provide relief to the struggling people who are being affected by this disaster.

  With the global warming hoax all but discredited by climategate, and with more and more people becoming skeptical of climate change, Barack Obama needs something to provide him with an excuse to pass a national energy tax on the American people and he hopes that this oil spill will provide the catalyst.

  It tells us all we need to know about Barack Obama that he finds it more imperative to use the oil spill to push cap and trade legislation than he finds it necessary to stop the oil spill.