President Not-My-Fault Kills Pipeline, Blames Others

Our president, focused like a laser on jobs, killed a pipeline that would have created upwards of 100,000 of them.  He'd announced that he was delaying a decision until after the November 2012 elections, insisting that this was not a political move but required to thoroughly look into the matter.  The pipeline deal has been on the table for over 2 years already, but that's not enough time for your highly efficient, focused-like-a-laser federal government.  So Congress passed a law they knew the president would have to sign and attached to it a requirement that the president decide within 60 days.

Ooohhh.  The pressure.  Can't handle it.  So he said, "no."  He then proceeded to blame the Republicans for his own decision to kill the pipeline.  I'm sure this will be dutifully reported in the press.  The "do-nothing" Congress did something, but that just forced the president to stop them so he could continue to call them a "do-nothing" Congress.  If Congress had just played to his re-election theme and done nothing, there would have been no problem.

And that is the president's re-election theme.  It's a lovely 2-step.  Step 1, the lousy economy is evil Republican George Bush's fault.  Step 2, the economy is still lousy because - just as I was getting a handle on it, turning it around and getting it going - you elected evil Republicans to Congress and they've just kept me from fixing everything.  

I'm not to blame.  I just got here.  I mean, it was a really big mess and Congress is just getting in the way.  I need more power - re-arrange and expand the government bureaucracy, control the banks, control the car companies, control the schools, not bother with Senate approval of my appointees, etc.  I shouldn't have to bother with Congress.  I'm the Messiah!  Did Jesus need the disciples' consent?  Did he have to get some silly Congress to approve?  If you'd just get these evil Republicans out of my hair, I'd work some miracles - you'll see!