Now that the London Olympics have ended and the Presidential election just around the corner the administration has moved quietly to try and cement our “special relationship” with Great Britain. The first order of business is to replace the bust of Winston Churchill, graciously lent to the White House by Great Britain after 9/11. As you may recall, the Churchill sculpture was returned to the British by President Obama when he came into office and ultimately found a home in the residence of the British Ambassador in Washington DC.
At the time, in 2009, this action caused a stir among the Brits with many upset and offended as, needless to say, Winston Churchill is still regarded as a hero and great statesman to most of England and the world. From The Telegraph a London newspaper:
“The bust of the former prime minister once voted the greatest Briton in history, which was loaned to George W Bush from the Government’s art collection after the September 11 attacks, has now been formally handed back. The bronze by Sir Jacob Epstein, worth hundreds of thousands of pounds if it were ever sold on the open market, enjoyed pride of place in the Oval Office during President Bush’s tenure. But when British officials offered to let Mr. Obama to hang onto the bust for a further four years, the White House said: “Thanks, but no thanks.”
Over the past three years the story had died down until White House Communications Director Dan Pfeiffer, in an effort to embarrass columnist Charles Krauthammer –who had used the incident as an example of Obama’s attitude towards the British–publicly attacked him by claiming that Charles was fabricating the story and the bust had actually been moved to another location in the white house.
I won’t go into the sorry details because they are all available in Charles’ column, but Winston Churchill happens to be one of my heroes and I was truly upset by President Obama’s unprecedented snub. It appears that White House heroes these days, are not called Winston but rather; Mao, Che, Fidel and Hugo. And now I guess we can add Neville.
Pfeiffer who has been working in overdrive to try and repair the damage caused by his well publicized gaffe, was instrumental in reaching an agreement with the British Government to replace the Churchill bust in the Oval Office with a portrait of former British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain entitled “Peace In Our Time”.
Democratic Party insiders are jubilant. A spokesman for David Axelrod stated: “President Obama’s world view is so in sync with that of former Prime Minister Chamberlain that they will both go down in history as true men of peace. After all, the President has already received a Nobel Peace Prize.” Debbie Wasserman Schultz added: “President Obama exemplifies everything the former Prime Minister stood for and is probably the first world leader since Mr. Chamberlain who has demonstrated that appeasing “evil dictators” actually works– so much more sensible than the warlike Mr. Churchill.”
Bill Burton, the former White House Deputy Press Secretary and head of Priorities USA Super PAC, is already planning a campaign ad touting President Obama as a Man of Peace. In it he shows old footage of Chamberlain and Hitler at Munich with a side by side video of President Obama reaching out to Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. The voiceover states: “Just like Prime Minister Chamberlain President Obama was not afraid to take the first step.”
No word yet from the British who found the Chamberlain portrait in the same warehouse where they are storing President Obama’s state gifts; (1) the DVD collection of the Greatest American Films (not readable on European DVD formats) and (2) the iPod given to the Queen containing his greatest speeches.
Let’s not forget:
With 77 days left until Barack The Pretender gets voted out of office
US National Debt stands at: $15.9 trillion
Unemployment stands at: 15.2 million people
The price of gas is: $3.72 for a gallon of Regular
And that’s the way it is here: a little left of right
JT
President Obama has been crisscrossing the country touting his accomplishments in alternative energy while demagoguing Republican desires to increase domestic oil production and other forms of carbon based energy. In his current speeches he ridicules Republicans, for their stand on expanding oil drilling (“old energy”), shale recovery and “fracking” in lieu of new sources such as wind power, solar and algae among others.
Wind and solar power are technologies that have been around for decades or longer. In fact Columbus crossed the Atlantic using wind power! Had these been truly transformative technologies the private sector would have pounced on them long ago. Unfortunately, the US power grid is so vast and hungry that at best these alternatives will only have a minor impact in the decades to come.
But our President doesn’t really care about technological and economic feasibility he’s much more interested in idealogical practicality. So in order to appeal to his left wing base, he has staked his reputation on green energy and green jobs even at a cost of $5 million per job. Never mind a few inconvenient truths:
Old energy works. New energy has yet to be proven commercially scalable
Oil exploration, extraction, transmission, refining is a proven job generator
What’s wrong with drilling for oil while we explore other alternatives?
That’s why during a speech this past March at the Copper Mountain Solar 1 facility (with a backdrop of 400 acres of solar panels) the President failed to mention that the solar company only had 12 full time employees.
This is the type or reasoning that “Barack the Venture Socialist” doesn’t like to consider. Since he’s beholden to the left wing environmental groups, he forges ahead investing massive public funds into untested, un-vetted, alternative energy companies that appeal to his political base.
Solyndra, Beacon Evergreen Solar, Spectra Watt, Ener1,…….all failed testaments to his legacy as a Venture Socialist.
However, here’s an idea for you:
In the spirit of bi-partisanship, hope and change I will propose an idea to the President that will transform him into a true energy revolutionary, create millions of green jobs and guarantee his re-election. It will be called OPEGA; The Obama Personal Energy Generation Act and will work as follows:
Solyndra, and all other US solar panel manufacturers will be put back in business with massive government subsidies. They will redesign and produce, in large quantities, a smaller solar panel that can be comfortably worn on a person’s back…much like a digital billboard.
Ener1, and all other storage battery manufacturers will also be turned around with government help to develop a super storage battery which can be worn around a person’s waist.
A Personal Energy Kit (PEK) will be produced to combine a solar panel with a backpack type of harness and a battery pack worn around the waist. The kit will be inter-connected so that the electricity generated by the panel is stored in the battery.
When the battery is fully charged the user will simply go to a Government Owned Discharge (GOD) station and upload the stored electricity into the power grid. An immediate “power payment” will be issued and deposited directly into the user’s checking account.
Every unemployed person and all welfare recipients will be eligible to get a PEK when they apply for benefits.
And that’s all there is to it! Pure green energy. Millions of unemployed put back to work (lowering that pesky unemployment rate). Can there be a better job? Fresh air, sunlight, walking around with the sun on your back or simply hanging out. For those a bit more ambitious, the solar panels can serve as digital billboards when the sun sets at which point advertisers will pick up the cost.
Imagine how much power could be generated just by issuing PEK’s to the Obama surrogates as they crisscross the country!
I propose that Al Gore and Joe Biden be the poster boys for this campaign by having them wear PEK’s anytime they’re outdoors and beanies with propellers so we don’t forget about wind power!
There you have it Mr. President! A bold, innovative, approach to energy that will surely rank you among the presidential greats and far exceed the accomplishments of FDR and Abraham Lincoln.
Let’s not forget:
With 82 days left until Barack The Pretender gets voted out of office
US National Debt stands at: $15.9 trillion
Unemployment stands at: 15.2 million people
The price of gas is: $3.70 for a gallon of Regular
And that’s the way it is here: a little left of right
JT