Obama to Rest of the World: Drill, Drill, Drill. For the US: Delay, Delay, Delay

I assume the point I'm trying to make in this post will be hard for most to follow. It has nothing to do with the Bakken, but just an observation.

The theme is this: it's my perception that President Obama is telling everyone to drill, drill, drill, except for the United States. Again, it's just my perception. I assume everyone will have their own opinion of what they see.

Three points to consider:

• On his recent trip to Brazil, the president encouraged Brazil to drill, drill, drill offshore, and said US would be Brazil's biggest oil customer; America would assist Brazil in necessary drilling technology
• On his recent trip to China, essentially the same deals were made -- although the Chinese would not export their natural gas to the US; China obtained their technology from the US
• The US permitorium in the Gulf continues; and BLM continues to slow oil development onshore