Quick! Do you know who Al Armendariz is? Wait, it is not fair for you to google the name. Think about it. Do you know who Al Armendariz is or not?
Here is a hint: Armendariz is very involved with the cross.
No, he is not a cardinal. Armendariz is the EPA regional adminstrator who said that the regulatory goal of the EPA was to crucify a few oil companies in order to keep the whole group in line. He likened the EPA enforcement to the practice of the ancient Romans who would enter conquered cities and take five men at random and nail them to crosses in order to frighten the rest of the populace.
Armendariz was a political appointee of president Obama. After the video of his remarks regarding crucifixion surface last week, Al apologized. Apparently, the apology was not enough for the Obama campaign, so Armendariz has now been pushed out -- excuse me -- he "resigned" today.
The truth is that the departure of Armendariz changes nothing. For years it has been clear that EPA cares more about preventing oil and gas production and less about clean air and water. Armendariz just had the bad timing to be taped while he confirmed the obvious.
A thorough housecleaning is needed at EPA. Someone has to teach the agency that it is supposed to be serving the American people rather than terrorizing them.
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