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The repeated cancellation of Obama's Asian tour is more illustration of the adage that you can only be as strong abroad as you are at home.
After being forced to lobby for every single vote to pass basic healthcare regulation, the US president is now tied down by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill disaster. Both events represent deep challenges facing American society - its out of control health care costs and its desperate addiction, shared by us all, to fossil fuels.
Originally posted by The Endtime Warrior
well just goes to show that what is depicted in the media, isn't entirely accurate of whats really going on. IMO the government, right and left wing, the corporations....these people are friends behind closed doors. Its almost like a big WWF show....give one of them a mic so they can point their finger at the "bad guy" and we'll all be in awe of the big show. and in reality both of them are having a beer when the shows over
Originally posted by Southern Guardian
I dont understand why his declaring war either. While I would agree this is just a political stunt, I think it be only fair to recognize that nothing will change until we stop using fossil fuels. The government cannot do anything alone (most of whom are in the back pockets of energy corporations anyway) and so long as americans point fingers but continue filling up at the tank, nothing will change. We depend on the fuel so until an affordable car friendly alternative comes into play, nothing will change.
Originally posted by ironfalcon
Why is Obama declaring a phony war against oil when he is owned by the corporate-governmental complex's Big Oil?
It was the same BP that bankrolled Obama's presidential campaign trail. Now he is 'backstabbing' them or just picking a fight with them for fun, or is it nothing but showbiz?
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