Ken Salazar knows as much about drilling for oil as he knows about drilling teeth

by Donald E. L. Johnson | 11:20 am, May 26, 2010 | Comments Off

In its lede editorial this morning, Of politics and oil; the Washington panic, and the realities of the Gulf Coast Spill, The Wall Street Journal joins me in mocking Ken Salazar, Republicans and the media for pretending that the oil spill can be fixed if they "just plug the damn hole," as President Obama is demanding. Impact graph: In the month since the drilling-rig explosion that led to a catastrophic failure in a BP well, the Obama Administration and Congress have wasted no opportunity to berate BP for not plugging the leak and cleaning up the damage. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, who wouldn't know an oil drill from a dental drill, once again rolled out his charming "boot on the neck" of BP metaphor to deflect blame. As if BP wants the leak to continue so it can keep getting trashed by the likes of Mr. Salazar and sued by more trial lawyers. The full editorial also is available at http://www.opinionjournal.com.

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