EPA and Crucifixion

Posted on April 30, 2012 
Filed Under IN THE NEWS, POLITICS

Here is an interesting little story which has been making the rounds. Al Armendariz, head of the EPA’s Dallas region resigned on Monday, April 30, 2012. In 2010, at a public meeting, in response to a question about EPA’s policy on enforcing the rules, he said,

“It was kind of how the Romans used to conquer villages in the Mediterranean, they would go into little Turkish towns somewhere. They would find the first five guys they saw and crucify them. That town was really easy to manage for the next few years.”

Youtube took down the video, which apparently was posted originally by someone in the audience. I found the video here… although I don’t know how long it will be there.

Armendariz was making a point about EPA’s somewhat limited resources, and their inability to fine everyone, or be everywhere at once.

GOP Senator Inhofe from Oklahoma found the video online, and he, and the rest of the GOP went nuts, citing this as proof of Obama’s anti-business, over-regulatory policies. Today, Armendariz resigned, although he says he was not asked to by the Obama Administration. No, of course not, that would be crazy talk.

I found this interesting for two reasons. For one thing, I found the analogy Armendariz used to be spot-on, because that is precisely what regulatory agencies do. Then we have this fake outrage from the Obama Administration. I mean come on. This guy did exactly what you paid him to do. His only mistake was he described it, and had the misfortune of being taped describing it. Perhaps if he had used less inflammatory language, such as, “we try to put them out of business”, or “we fine the ever-loving sh*t out of them”, maybe Obama would have stood behind him.

To Mr. Armendariz, who I’m sure will rapidly find a job with the Sierra Club, or some other leftist environmental think tank, I say, “always look on the bright side of life”.

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