They have a point.
Right now, Obama is in a quandary but in the long run, expect him to smack the “rock” and seek shelter in the “hard place”. That is, expect the US Government to slap heavy fines on BP while gradually loosening the grip on offshore drilling. In this case, the “rock” (British Petroleum) will be the softer part because, spill or no spill, the oil lobby is simply too great a nut to crack for any President – American offshore drilling must continue.
In the words of Sarah Palin, the former Republican vice-presidential candidate: Drill, baby, drill.
Anyways, here are recent media examples of people getting stuck between rocks and hard places:
1. The federal government’s overhaul of the skilled migration program could damage Australia’s reputation abroad, the federal opposition has warned.
Immigration Minister Chris Evans announced today that Labor would cancel and refund the applications of 20,000 prospective migrants living overseas.
The list of occupations in demand will also be tightened so only highly skilled migrants will be eligible for a visa.
Opposition immigration spokesman Scott Morrison said there would be big transition costs associated with the changes, which would hit the international education sector hard.
This is because there are many foreign students already taking courses on the in-demand list, whose study might no longer improve their chances of permanent migration.
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