Obama Picked Off for Touting Fracking, While Americans Don't Want It (for 1/26/12)

President Obama is like a highly-drafted quarterback who throws far too many interceptions. This a solid analogy, with the Super Bowl about to be played. Companies involved in natural gas development have spent millions of dollars on elections, lobbying, and on advertising to sway public opinion in favor of natural gas development. All of which acts like a fierce pass rush on President Obama or anybody else who would sit in the White House. In the State of the Union that he gave on January 24th, Obama mentioned that the U.S. has a century's worth of natural gas on our soil. He said his Administration will advocate safe exploration and utilization of this resource. Obama apparently thinks hydraulic fracturing, often referred to as fracking, can be done safely. But, evidence suggests otherwise. Fracking yields staggering amounts of cancerous wastewater. Fracking has caused numerous small earthquakes in Ohio because of the extensive deep Earth drilling involved with it. Americans have started grassroots movements to oppose fracking. Half of Ulysses' 3,000 registered voters oppose fracking within their city limits in the State of New York. Officials in Otsego County in New York have also expressed concern about the dangers of fracking. This is a solid example of what has happened during Obama's Presidency. Too often, Obama has let his 2008 voters down. Many of them want stronger protections on the environment, more aggressive pursuit of Wall Street Banks that robbed millions of Americans of their homes or jobs, and and end to the Bush Tax Cuts for the Wealthy. Too often his Administration does not deliver enough to solve these problems. http://rt.com/usa/news/fracking-obama-drill-union-707/