One way to sink the ship,

to continue your analogy, is to throw off the skilled crew, the engineers and carpenters to make more room; then pull more and more people onto the ship as it sinks, on the theory that at least they may survive a few moments more and then we can all go down together.  Or maybe a miracle will happen and we'll all get rescued.

To answer the question about who might have done a better job:  Because of the very poor ''reaching across the aisle''  candiate the Republican party put forth - in an attempt to pander to ''moderates'' - I can say only that McCain may have done less actual irreparable harm in the first four months, and probably the rest of his term, than Obama.  The Dems would have fought his every proposal tooth and nail (even stuff they agreed with) just because it was his, and that may have put the brakes on some of this headlong rush into socialism that we see now. 

• Police Memorial Week - Another telling example of O's priorities
  • How about : Stop telling the President of the United States WHAT functions - x?
    • Certainly, I would not presume - OP
      • I am amazed that you are saying, I quote - .-
        • When Obama was elected - OP
          • Dr. Obama - A.Nonymous
            • How does one rescue a sinking ship? That was the - .-
              • sm... - cj
                • Oh, yeah. I had forgotten the other part - A.Nonymous
              • One way to sink the ship, - A.Nonymous
                • Wow! Now you really scared me! Is it really THAT bad?..nm - .-
                  • Be afraid. Be very afraid! nm - A.Nonymous
          • Are 4 months enough to judge O, especially in these - .-
            • In four short months - OP
              • you can be happy that you have still the means - .-
                • Delighted that I've still got choices. - OP
            • Obobblehead QUADRUPLED the deficit in 4 months! - ctmt
        • Yes, he is supposed to justify every move he makes... - Zville MT
          • I was going to post the exact same thing... - glad I kept reading
          • Don't you remember what - OP
            • That's right - I forgot.... - Zville MT
              • See that it doesn't happen again. - OP
                • LOL! =) (nm) - Zville MT
  • He tells us who he is every single day. And it isn't pretty. - IMPEACH OBAMA NOW

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Venezuela will ship an additional 1,000,000 barrels in the wake of Katrina

Venezuela Embassy, Washington D.C. -- Press Release  -- September 7, 2005: As announced by President Hugo Chavez, the Venezuelan national oil company, Petroleos de Venezuela (PDVSA) will ship approximately one million barrels of PDVSA-produced gasoline this month directly to the United States in the wake of the horrible devastation and destruction caused by Hurricane Katrina.

This volume is in addition to PDVSA’s normal shipments to the United States.

“Venezuela is privileged to be able to help the United States in this time of need,” said Venezuela's Ambassador to the United States, Bernardo Alvarez Herrera. “We see ourselves as a compassionate people and hope that our efforts will help cope with current market needs of the U.S. for gasoline, and provide some immediate relief to the victims of this horrific natural disaster.”

Four additional shipments of gasoline, totaling over 960,000 barrels, taken from storage and diverted from other customers, will be sent to and distributed by PDVSA’s wholly-owned US subsidiary, CITGO Petroleum Corp (CITGO) and will supplement PDVSA’s previously scheduled shipments to CITGO in September of 1.2 million barrels of petroleum.

Each of the four additional gasoline shipments will be sent from Venezuela to CITGO during the following time frames:

September 14-16, September 23-25, September 28-30 and September 29-October 1.

With shipping time from Venezuela to the US Gulf Coast only four-five days, these shipments from Venezuela will arrive much more quickly than cargoes from Europe, the Middle East or Asia and, hence, will be able to meet US needs that much sooner.

PDVSA is the fifth largest provider of petroleum products in the world and the third largest provider to the United States. During the last year, Venezuela has occasionally been the largest supplier of oil to the United States, surpassing Saudi Arabia, Canada and Mexico. It exports 95% of its hydrocarbons, 57% of which are earmarked for the United States. PDVSA’s oil refining capacity globally is 3.3 million barrels per day.

Ya'll complaining about welfare when it only compromises about 12% of your tax dollars being spent - when, I bet dollars to donuts - ya'll get the "earned income credit" which is a kickback on tax returns which amounts to more than you paid.....WELFARE!  Don't cry to me about supporting other people............witless greed all the way down to the bottom of the barrel.