Given that the kool-aid drinkers at MSNBC have thoroughly trashed President Obama's Gulf oil speech from the Oval Office last night, MC has precious little to add. The phrase "Icarus descending" belongs to Nick Gillespie of Reason magazine.
Jennifer Rubin at Commentary's blog Contentions sums up our horrid current state of affairs as well as anyone. Click on the title of this post to read her.