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Barack Obama’s Clown Car [Updated]

By Larry Johnson on February 20, 2009 at 8:11 PM in Current Affairs

Amazed by the news that Barack’s nominee to head up Health Care reform, one Tommy Daschle, forgot to pay taxes and did not realize a free limo constituted income? Astonished that Barack’s boy to rescue the nation from the collapse of the world’s economy, Turbo Tax Timmy Geithner, could not figure out how to pay back taxes until he is nominated to head up the IRS? Well, sit your ass down and grab your blood pressure meds or a stiff drink.

Today we learned that another of the really, really smart guys–a Ph.D. in physics and a Noble laureate no less–who was named to head the Department of Energy did not realize that he was in charge of oil policy for the U.S. Government. Meet Steven Chu.

Just one question–Steven Chu, how fucking clueless are you?

Here’s MSNBC’s take:

The day before, reporters asked him about OPEC output levels after a speech to a group of utility regulators. He responded that the issue was “not in my domain.”

Later, in a conference call to reporters, he said his answer reflected “more of my naiveté than anything else.”

Now, if you are smart like a nuclear physicist what is it about being put in charge of the Department of Energy that would lead you to believe that oil has nothing to do with energy? You are in charge of energy and “oil” is not in your domain? WHAT THE FUCK!!!!

What next? A nominee for Health and Human Services who does not realize they have a responsibility for health care? If you are in charge of the Department of Defense do you think it far out to assume that you might have some responsibility for the military?

Just when you thought no one could surpass Bush for assembling a crowd of mediocrities Barack Obama shows up to give him a run for his money. And the country gets screwed in the process.

UPDATE: And in case you forgot, boy wonder couldn’t figure out that if you condemn a company like Countrywide Mortgage then you should not put a guy linked to Countrywide in charge of your Vice Presidential search committee:

Let’s see this about Barky–at least he’s consistent. He consistently chooses people for jobs who don’t know much about their job, including himself.