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June 16, 2010

Don't Cry for BP Too Much

The Corner suggests they just bought on as Obama's new best friends in the cap and tax fight.

More Reaction to Obama Speech: At the LAT Blog (I think this is written by a non-lefty named Andrew Malcolm, who, by the way, seems to be the guy Patterico was defending when he went after Boehlert), and James Pethokoukis.

Both (but particularly Pethokoukis) make the point about Obama pivoting to some kind of long-term policy goal when he has not fixed the immediate crisis.

For a Contrary Opinion... suggesting that BP must be defended to preserve basic rights, see Ben Stein.

I'm not really loving this argument.

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More Reaction to Obama Speech: At the LAT Blog (I think this is written by a non-lefty named Andrew Malcolm, who, by the way, seems to be the guy Patterico was defending when he went after Boehlert), and James Pethokoukis. Both (but particularly Pethokoukis) make the point about Obama pivoting to some kind of long-term policy goal when he has not fixed the immediate crisis. For a Contrary Opinion... suggesting that BP must be defended to preserve basic rights, see Ben Stein. 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