Friday Observations

I have a theory on the oil spill disaster. Barack Obama is taking advantage of the whole mess in the Gulf to throw everyone off track and distract from the illegal bribes his administration made to try to get Congressman Joe Sestak to bow out of the Democratic Senate primary.

Since the oil spill happened more than six weeks ago, it has dominated the headlines, squashing the media's attention on the bribes.

That was exactly Obama's plan. He wanted to cover up the bribes. Obama may be incompetent, but he's not stupid. By not taking a more active role in starting the cleanup effort early on, he ensured the media's focus on the Gulf disaster would be prolonged. The media, then, would forget about the bribes, which are an impeachable offense.

The president wants to drag this out as long as possible. That's why he waited 57 days before he even met with BP's chief executive. Even when he went on TV this week to address the American people, Obama didn't have a plan for getting us out of this oily mess. He doesn't want it to end.

I know this theory sounds far-fetched. But what other possible explanation could there be for Obama's sheer incompetence in handling the disaster? He has botched every aspect of the cleanup effort, and America is going to be paying for this for a very long time.

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An area radio legend signed off his morning show for the final time today. Tim Butler has been a familiar voice in the Texas Panhandle for nearly 35 years. He has been on some of the biggest radio stations in the area, such as KPUR, Z-93, KIXZ, KGNC and others.

I first heard Tim in the early '90s when he teamed with the great Mary Lyn Halley to do the morning show on KGNC-FM's new country format. The duo quickly became a big hit with listeners.

Tim and Mary Lyn had the No. 1 morning show in the Panhandle for many years. Listeners were drawn to the show because of their family-oriented values and down-home sense of humor. It was a show for the whole family. They made it seem like their listeners were the stars of the show.

I hadn't listened to Tim regularly for a while, but I did catch him on the weekends sometimes. He was a great talent and will be missed greatly.