Gotta give her and her writer credit - this was one of her most substantial and hard-hitting opinion/responses yet...
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Now that the American people are calling him out on his lack of engagement with this disaster, the buck-passing is in full swing and, unbelievably, his administration is still looking to blame his predecessor. Amazingly, even those of us who support energy independence for America are the brunt of some buck-passing.
He suggested today that a culture of corruption at the U.S. Minerals Management Service (MMS) was solely the previous administrations responsibility and that the failure of the inspection system was a failure of that administration. That is false. The MMS has been his responsibility since January 20, 2009.
The MMS director who resigned today, Elizabeth Birnbaum, was appointed by his administration. And the most recent inspection of the oil rig took place a mere 10 days before the explosion also very much on his watch, not President Bushs.
...And its time for the administration to stop passing the buck and get control of the disaster in the Gulf. Theres a reason why Harry Truman had that famous sign on his desk. The buck stops with the occupant of the Oval Office. When the American people elected President Obama they gave him responsibility to handle this disaster. He promised to heal the earth, and watch the waters recede... or something far-fetched like that. It was unbelievable then, its impossible now, but what I believe he meant was that he promised to be held accountable. With all due respect, Mr. President, you have a huge job in front of you. We hope youre learning. Please learn that we must have domestic energy development, you must stop looking backward and blaming Bush, and we must all work together to plug the d#*! hole.
- Sarah Palin
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Sarah Palin: Passing The Buck Doesn?t ?Plug the D#*! Hole? | Facebook
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Now that the American people are calling him out on his lack of engagement with this disaster, the buck-passing is in full swing and, unbelievably, his administration is still looking to blame his predecessor. Amazingly, even those of us who support energy independence for America are the brunt of some buck-passing.
He suggested today that a culture of corruption at the U.S. Minerals Management Service (MMS) was solely the previous administrations responsibility and that the failure of the inspection system was a failure of that administration. That is false. The MMS has been his responsibility since January 20, 2009.
The MMS director who resigned today, Elizabeth Birnbaum, was appointed by his administration. And the most recent inspection of the oil rig took place a mere 10 days before the explosion also very much on his watch, not President Bushs.
...And its time for the administration to stop passing the buck and get control of the disaster in the Gulf. Theres a reason why Harry Truman had that famous sign on his desk. The buck stops with the occupant of the Oval Office. When the American people elected President Obama they gave him responsibility to handle this disaster. He promised to heal the earth, and watch the waters recede... or something far-fetched like that. It was unbelievable then, its impossible now, but what I believe he meant was that he promised to be held accountable. With all due respect, Mr. President, you have a huge job in front of you. We hope youre learning. Please learn that we must have domestic energy development, you must stop looking backward and blaming Bush, and we must all work together to plug the d#*! hole.
- Sarah Palin
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Sarah Palin: Passing The Buck Doesn?t ?Plug the D#*! Hole? | Facebook