Predictably, Mr. Ahmadinejad and his backers were eager to blame others, especially the United States.
"Do we think it's just business as usual, that we can just continue to spend, spend, spend and borrow, borrow, borrow?" Republicans are eager to blame Democrats.
The Democrats have been eager to blame the $220 million loss on Gov. John G. Rowland, a Republican whose co-chief of staff, Peter Ellef, is the chairman of the trash authority.
With the deadline looming, each party is eager to blame the other for consequences that could include thousands of layoffs at military contractors, service reductions in programs for the needy and a new economic slump.
If we are eager to blame BP and the US government for the disaster and their shortcomings in dealing with it, we should remind ourselves that these actors can only operate and govern in this way because we, as citizens and consumers, support them and help maintain the structural environment in which they operate.
Ford, of course, is eager to blame Firestone for the problems and has said it will use Goodyear or Michelin for future models.
More important, the diversification will get Pepsi out ahead of health advocates and opportunistic lawyers who are eager to blame food vendors for the unwanted fat of the world.
The push is two-fold: Pull in an ageing population that professes to be more worried about what it eats (and is more willing to pay a bit more for "healthful" products), and get out ahead of health advocates and opportunistic lawyers who are eager to blame food companies for every ounce of unwanted fat Americans continue to put on.
People are eager to blame the structural difference on network notes.
