Calm, quiet and effective

Some people want a “fire and brimstone” type president. You know, the type who pounds his fists on the table and shows anger.

I myself prefer the kind who quietly, behind closed doors, negotiates a $20 billion fund to help “those small people” in the Gulf states. He even managed to secure an additional $100 million to help those whose jobs will be affected by the temporary halt in drilling.

By Obama’s actions, it saves himself the heartache of having to deal with a Senate where it would take 60 votes to lift any ceiling on monetary restitution to those impacted by this terrible disaster in the Gulf.

Let’s face it, with all those angry tea parties talking about “taking our government back,” he will never be in any position approaching bipartisanship the remainder of his term, as if he ever was.

So, “shakedown” or not, “slush fund” or not, our president has managed to accomplish something few presidents would ever be able to pull off. And thank God he didn’t have to rely on an ineffective bunch of morons in Washington to bring about some positive results.

Lloyd Brown

Elk