The Democrats have been in charge of Congress since 2006. That's four years. And let me remind you that the President doesn't run the country - Congress does. So, BW, I'd like to see if you are brave enough to answer a question. Can you? How responsibe is this Congress and this President for the failed cleanup of the Gulf Oil disaster? Why has Obama told 16 nations that have equipment specifically designed to deal with a spill like this that he doesn't want their help? Can you answer that?
The Republicans are in the minority for one simple reason, they were voted out of office by their constituencies. The logical response for the myriad of problems and circumstances that have overwhelmed the immense resources of this country culminating in the worst recession since the Great Depression. As for the oil spill one needs look no further than the policies and principles of George Bush, Dick Chaney and the "Conservative" establishments identity as with their reckless handling of the economy in time of war the environmental degradation under their supervision was an ongoing and continuous assault on any principles but their own self interests for monetary reward over even the most basic safeguards for the nations interests. The calamity in the Gulf was no accident but the certain and predicted outcome to their reprehensible philosophies. . The oil spill is but only one of the many equally devastating problems culminating from the immediate past Administration / Republican stewardship that no one would care to have any association with than out of pure necessity.
This "no-brainer" is what kept Costner Industries centrifugal separator from getting EPA approval. It only removes 97-99% of the oil, so the EPA refused to approve it. Bureaucrats are just naturally retarded. It's a law of nature, no less than gravity.
Watching CNN last night on this. It was odd to see Anderson, a homosexual, an editor of Newsweek, a left wing rag, and James Carville, a left wing commentator, all blasting the Obama administration in chorus. Apparently there are a large number of these skimming and separation machines worldwide and they have been, and continue to be denied access to participate in the cleanup. Over 70 days into the disaster with oil still vomiting into the gulf, I'm starting to believe in this particular conspiracy theory. If it isn't conspiracy, its gross negligence/incompetence.
Let's also remember that the oil from that well was not in 5000 feet of water. It was in 120 feet, where BP could easily cap/repair it. The EPA MOVED them into 5000 feet of water. The reason? Aesthetics. No one wanted to stare at a rig right off the shoreline.
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@BW, How responsible is this Congress and this President for the failed cleanup of the Gulf Oil disaster? Why has Obama told 16 nations that have equipment specifically designed to deal with a spill like this that he doesn't want their help? Can you answer that?
Everyone knows who is responsible and that it was only a matter of time for it to occur - the unpreparedness is also of no surprise nor the Republican apology to BP for being "shaken down by Obama". Just another reason the Republicans are in the minority if even considered a legitimate political party rather than just a bunch of self enduring clowns....on this topic anyway.
1. The Obama Gulf Oil disaster did not happen while Bush was President. 2. The Jones Act does not apply here - that's already been proven beyond any doubt. Even if it did apply, the Act can be safely ignored if Obama declares the spill a National disaster. And even if THAT wasn't true, Congress can exempt the Jones Act from the Obama's Gulf Oil disaster by a simple vote, right? So, if Obama wanted to, he could have the equipment from 16 different nations here to clean up the oil, can't he? BW, don't you know your excuses are wearing paper thin and looking desperately pathetic? You are flopping around like an oil-soaked pelican, aren't you? @BW, How responsible is this Congress and this President for the failed cleanup of the Gulf Oil disaster? Why has Obama told 16 nations that have equipment specifically designed to deal with a spill like this that he doesn't want their help? Can you answer that? UPDATE: New quote from today's Illegal Immigration speech: "We can't enforce the laws that aren't enforceable" - Barack Obama Translation: "We're going to ignore the laws we don't like! We don't have to follow the law!"
Yeah... a unionist claiming that a union-protection law isn't a problem. Who would have predicted that? Yeah, because ships never have to go to shore. Finally -- and all in response to Republican political pressure. The Obama Administration has yet to explain why they have been working so hard to prevent the cleanup.
Or in lieu of a reasonable explanation, we can just guess. Let me think now. Let no crisis go to waste? Let the magnitude of such a disaster impress upon all of us the need for alternative energy? Or is it, make no decision without a committee and 5 sub committees populated with fervent political supporters from academia and the democratic party. What an ass hat.
Not to belabour this issue as everyone of clear conscious knows perfectly well its root cause - but why in Heck hasn't someone lowered an expandable plug inside the casing far below the seabed surface and then after expansion secured it with cement?????.... A 25 million $$$ payoff will suffice.
Is the roor cause Obama and the Democrats? @BW, are you admitting that this Congress and this President are responsible for the failed cleanup of the Gulf Oil disaster? Why has Obama told 16 nations that have equipment specifically designed to deal with a spill like this that he doesn't want their help? Can you answer that?
I am not rocket scientist, but I am pretty sure the whole little "mile underwater" thing, makes it a TAD difficult. "The USSR successfully conducted a number of underground nuclear explosions to prevent oil spills in the past, and no radiation damage to the environment was reported.[149][150] USSR also conducted non-military underwater nuclear explosions." -http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_oil_spill#Permanent_closure Theres a good solution