Green Energy
Because the rest of the time he is Obama's caddy. . .
ABC:
Obama's Spill Recovery Chief Will Be Part-Time
2 big jobs: Spill recovery chief to split time as Navy boss, puzzling some environmentalists
The Associated Press
By MATT APUZZO and EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS
President Barack Obama's point man charting a new future for the oil-poisoned Gulf Coast will do the job part-time. Some environmentalists said the job demands someone's full attention.
(AP) Navy Secretary Ray Mabus, who oversees 900,000 Navy and Marine personnel, is inheriting an amorphous second job as the Obama administration's leader of long-term environmental and economic planning. His task is no less than rebuilding a region still suffering after Hurricane Katrina and beset by decades of environmental problems.
Mabus won't resign from his Navy job. When President George W. Bush picked Donald Powell to lead the recovery after Hurricane Katrina, Powell resigned as head of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.
"The president talked to the governor about this, and they both agreed that he had the ability to do both," White House press secretary Robert Gibbs said Thursday after Mabus met with Obama at the White House.
That prompted quick criticism from the Defenders of Wildlife, which is working to save animals from the oil that has gushed from an offshore BP oil well for nearly two months.
"The idea that he is only going to work on this part-time is disturbing," said Robert Irvin, the group's vice president for conservation programs. "If this is the equivalent of war, as the president has been saying, it needs a full-time general."
the rest here if you're so inclined. Why we need yet another czar no one quite understands. We got more czars than the Russians ever did.
I didn't really just say that. . .
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(With a hat tip to LA Sunsett for the link below) From the White House web site, dated June 17, 2010, clearly pandering for votes:WASHINGTON, DC – The Administration today kicks off “Recovery Summer,” a six-week-long focus on the surge in Recovery...
- Feinstein: The Climate Bill Isn't Going To Stop The Oil Leak
well, at least he didn't compare it to 9/11 again. . . Foxnews: Obama Draws Bipartisan Criticism for Using Oil Spill to Push Energy Policy Published June 16, 2010 President Obama is drawing bipartisan criticism for using the BP oil spill to revive...
- La Times: They Get It?
I don't know if LA Times is MSM or just another "in that dark corner" type of newspaper but I like the following report. It seems as if they actually get it. LA TIMES: Inconsistent messages on Obama's stimulus package: Confused about President...
- General Powell's Endorsement Of Obama
This item found in the comments section of Gayle's blog: One day after the former secretary of state endorsed him, Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama says if elected, he would offer formal or informal role to Colin Powell. WASHINGTON --...
Green Energy
Because the rest of the time he is Obama's caddy. . .
ABC:
Obama's Spill Recovery Chief Will Be Part-Time
2 big jobs: Spill recovery chief to split time as Navy boss, puzzling some environmentalists
The Associated Press
By MATT APUZZO and EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS
President Barack Obama's point man charting a new future for the oil-poisoned Gulf Coast will do the job part-time. Some environmentalists said the job demands someone's full attention.
(AP) Navy Secretary Ray Mabus, who oversees 900,000 Navy and Marine personnel, is inheriting an amorphous second job as the Obama administration's leader of long-term environmental and economic planning. His task is no less than rebuilding a region still suffering after Hurricane Katrina and beset by decades of environmental problems.
Mabus won't resign from his Navy job. When President George W. Bush picked Donald Powell to lead the recovery after Hurricane Katrina, Powell resigned as head of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.
"The president talked to the governor about this, and they both agreed that he had the ability to do both," White House press secretary Robert Gibbs said Thursday after Mabus met with Obama at the White House.
That prompted quick criticism from the Defenders of Wildlife, which is working to save animals from the oil that has gushed from an offshore BP oil well for nearly two months.
"The idea that he is only going to work on this part-time is disturbing," said Robert Irvin, the group's vice president for conservation programs. "If this is the equivalent of war, as the president has been saying, it needs a full-time general."
the rest here if you're so inclined. Why we need yet another czar no one quite understands. We got more czars than the Russians ever did.
I didn't really just say that. . .
- Cowardly And Stupid And Selfish And Venal
What’s another year with high prices.Going to see grandchildren this weekend near Boston from near Bangor.Est gasoline costs?$120The Obama administration plans to announce on Thursday it will explore a new route for a Canada-to-Texas oil pipeline, delaying...
- White House: "recovery Summer"
(With a hat tip to LA Sunsett for the link below) From the White House web site, dated June 17, 2010, clearly pandering for votes:WASHINGTON, DC – The Administration today kicks off “Recovery Summer,” a six-week-long focus on the surge in Recovery...
- Feinstein: The Climate Bill Isn't Going To Stop The Oil Leak
well, at least he didn't compare it to 9/11 again. . . Foxnews: Obama Draws Bipartisan Criticism for Using Oil Spill to Push Energy Policy Published June 16, 2010 President Obama is drawing bipartisan criticism for using the BP oil spill to revive...
- La Times: They Get It?
I don't know if LA Times is MSM or just another "in that dark corner" type of newspaper but I like the following report. It seems as if they actually get it. LA TIMES: Inconsistent messages on Obama's stimulus package: Confused about President...
- General Powell's Endorsement Of Obama
This item found in the comments section of Gayle's blog: One day after the former secretary of state endorsed him, Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama says if elected, he would offer formal or informal role to Colin Powell. WASHINGTON --...