In her inimitable snark-ish shrill, Sarah Palin and her ilk have suggested America’s energy thirst can be quenched by drilling in the very places they can see from their homes (at least seen by those patriots who are lucky enough to have secured a trailer lot with a costal view).

Doubble-Wide Ocean View

Maybe the right’s right. Sarah certainly waves her energy and environmental cred like the ol’ stars and stripes on flag day. She’s going to have a reality show for god’s sake…so she must be an expert.

But, as the Gulf Of Mexico flames toward the coast line,

I’m wondering if President Obama has any second thoughts about appeasing the right by throwing them a drill-bit in the hopes that some of them, like Senator Graham, might cross party lines and sign-on to a climate change bill. Just as it seemed he was on board, Senator Graham did an about face. Obstruction rules the day.

Now that he’s back tug-boating the party line…maybe some of that Tea Bagger heat will be taken off  him. Nothing like the threat of a good outing to teach a “bachelor” to think twice before standing up for something that’s right…I mean left.

So How’s that Drill Baby Drill thing working out?

Shrill Lady Shrill

Well, since it appears the rich white folks in places like Hyannis prefer an unobstructed view to alternative off-shore energy projects (can’t really blame them), America seems to be in a bit of slippery spot.

So where’s a President, who’s determined to reach out to the other side, able to turn? This time, I think Obama’s now tiresome inclination to appease the short-sighted may have run a-fowl. At least for these little guys…that fire in the Gulf may foreshadow more dark tides ahead.

Bye Bye Black Bird