The president’s speech wasn’t so much about the Gulf’s environmental disaster as it was about laying the groundwork to get a draconian cap and trade law

Another crisis not wasted

By Klaus Rohrich
Wednesday, June 23, 2010

Following the Rahm Emanuel playbook, President Barack Obama is losing no time in taking full advantage of the Gulf oil spill crisis to further his far left agenda. When he was addressing the nation from the oval office last week, his tone and demeanor were combative, as his speech was filled with words and phrases that alluded to warfare.

“Make no mistake: We will fight this spill with everything we’ve got for as long as it takes,â€