Gulf Of Mexico Oil Spill Wasn't A National Emergency

But Barack Hussein Obama's waning re-election prospects certainly are.

"The administration talks incessantly about the importance of safety and environmental compliance by industry, but when those regulations stand in the way of the President’s agenda, he doesn’t hesitate to do the opposite.

"Foreign-flagged vessels do not have to comply with U.S. safety and environmental standards. They do not pay U.S. taxes. And most certain, they do not employ U.S. workers."

Obviously, Adams simply fails to understand the fact that millions of barrels of raw crude was gushing into the deep waters of the Gulf of Mexico was not nearly enough of a national emergency to justify waiving the Jones Act compared to the extreme urgency of getting those gas prices down so voters won't take it out on Obama at polls in November 2012.

Now there's a real national emergency!

For more from Adams, go here. And a hearty Friday morning HT to Dan Kish, senior vice president of the Institute for Energy Research, for pointing out this latest fascinating insight into Obama's thinking on energy issues.

Read more at the Washington Examiner: http://washingtonexaminer.com/blogs/beltway-confidential/2011/06/remember-flap-over-foreign-ships-and-deepwater-horizon-cleanup#ixzz1QCDLCvKW