I am deeply offended

[Klington]

He is talking about the Louisiana marsh. I feel that the President, and the government in general, have been doing next to nothing to contain this oil spill problem. This catastrophe is not a joke, it is not a non-problem, we legitimately need someone to fix this and yet there is nothing.

[Klington]

I almost cried a little after the 4:20 part. "Everything in that marsh is dead tonight."

Here are two photos of a flyby over the Gulf Coast, from the Keys to Phoenix:

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[Greek People Nation (GPN)]

Get over it! lol... Of course Comrade Obama is not doing anything about. BP made donations to his campaign.

[Estayland]

This is what you get for depending too much on the government.

[Cerb]

Same old story I'm afraid. Be it a hurricane in New Orleans, flooding in Nashville, or Oil in the gulf, the government is unprepared to help in a suitable fashion.

I think it was Neopolitano who said something like "It's BP's mess, they need to clean it up".

No. We do whatever it takes and them bill them.

And as for BP donating to the Obaminator, they likely donated to everyone, either directly or indirectly.

[Bad Infinitum]

Why are we blaming someone who isn't responsible for the accident? We should be upset about the cause, not the cleanup. Sure, there's a terrible thing happening in the Gulf right now, but we shouldn't be blaming Obama if we can't hold the BP's top executives personally accountable for the day-to-day operations of their business.

[Estayland]

I agree, PAI. We should be holding BP accountable. But, look at all the safety waivers given to BP by the government. The government didn't do the job it gave itself.

[Greek People Nation (GPN)]

What about the 11 workers who lost their lives because of the explosion?


Yes, BP should be accountable for it. It was their rig that blew up.


I blame Bush for this. It is all his fault.

[Enigmatic]

[Anime Daisuki]

The states only have themselves to blame for allowing off-shore drilling.

It wasn't so long ago that Bobby Jindal was chanting 'Drill Baby Drill'. He's also against big government. Now he wants the Federal Government to help?

[Minurva]

The biggest problem imo isn't the fact that ludicrous amounts of oil are now floating throughout the gulf and reaping havoc, it's the millions of gallons that are on the opposite side of that hole in the ground..

[Cerb]

I think at this stage blame is irrelevant. The White House is blaming BP, BP is blaming fate, Everyone else is blaming the White House and BP.

How about we sort out the problem and once it's taken care of, then take the luxurious pleasure in ascribing blame.


This is the same situation in a disaster of everyone sitting around talking about the problem rather than taking action.

I think people are afraid that by taking the ownership of the problem, they make themselves liable if it doesn't go to plan. So we'll sit and watch the oil come ashore while shouting "I didn't do it".

[Greek People Nation (GPN)]

May 24, 2010 15:20:31 GMT -5 Anime Daisuki said:

The states only have themselves to blame for allowing off-shore drilling.

It wasn't so long ago that Bobby Jindal was chanting 'Drill Baby Drill'. He's also against big government. Now he wants the Federal Government to help?

The Federal Government is the one who said they where safe. Since the Federal Government failed to do their job in the first place. Bobby is telling the Federal Government that they need to fix their mistake. He is not asking government to create another department or agency. He just wants them to fix it. Since they are part to blame for the problem.

[Estayland]

May 24, 2010 15:20:31 GMT -5 Anime Daisuki said:

The states only have themselves to blame for allowing off-shore drilling.

It wasn't so long ago that Bobby Jindal was chanting 'Drill Baby Drill'. He's also against big government. Now he wants the Federal Government to help?

No, Jindal wants the federal government to either do the job it said it would or get the @^%& out of the way so LA can fix their own @^%& problems. If the Feds would have one their @^%&ing job we wouldn't be in this @^%&ing mess.

And I am offended that my family is represented in that cartoon by some rough-looking hillbilly.

It's odd how those of one general ideology think that one major oil spill in 20 years is reason enough to ban offshore drilling, but constant law breaking by illegals isn't reason enough to secure the border.

[Fantasy League Commissioner]

Okay, I think we need to ascribe two (Equal) parts of blame to BP and the White House/Congress/Federal Government (even though I lean liberal, that doesn't mean that I can't be a free thinker )

1) To BP: BP's best solution to this disaster (which, by the way, they SHOULD have seen coming since faulty equipment was found and --SHOCK!--it wasn't replaced >.<) is to shoot the hole full of junk? That's the best they can do? Honestly ... >.< You know, you'd think that a company such as BP would have a backup (which was to shut off the valve at the platform)-backup (shut off the valve at the bottom of the ocean)-backup (junk shot? wtf man?) plan, but they really do not. Personally, I think that by not listening to regulations, they should have seen this coming. There is a reason why there are regulations. I believe I heard this on TV. Plus, even if I misheard, it NEVER hurts to have a backup-backup-backup plan rather than going "Huh. I...I...I'm not quite sure what to do." Additionally, by not measuring the oil coming out of the rig, we have no idea how severe it is, nor to we know if just ONE relief well is going to do it. Finally, they are accepting ideas as to how to fix this oil leak. But...they said there's a substantial amount of wait before they implement it. Meanwhile, in Texas, they have crates of dispersant that are (supposedly) more safe (but would be acceptable to Congress)

2) To (let's call them the Federal Government since the White House is too specific): You were supposed to do inspections on oil rigs every year. This would enable (if A) isn't entirely accurate) you to find that there was a problem. Instead, you took BP's word that it was safe...fat lot of luck that would do. Obama is only NOW beginning to get mad, but the truth of the matter is...it's too late for that. He should have been mad the minute BP announced its junk shot idea and said, "You've got to be KIDDING me" but he didn't. Additionally, Congress should have pushed for that live video feed the moment it was released to whomever it was. That would have enabled (independent) scientists/innovators/what have you to study the leak more closely, and who knows?The scientists/innovators/what have you, may have already come up with a solution.

THat is all...

[Mutanatia]

...and...that's the second time I meant to post under my own account. The preceding view^ reflects on my opinion and no one else's. THat will be all

[Enigmatic]

Estay, I think that is a rough looking shrimp fisherman. Can you be a hillbilly if you make your living on the water? Waterbilly? Still though, you're right, it does have that "this must be what all Southerners look like" appearance the Yankees seems to give us.

[Kannex]

What do you want Obama to do? Swim over there and plug it in himself?
Instead of blaming BP, perhaps some of you "experts" can suggest ways to stop the oil problem. Everybody is telling BP to fix the problem, but BP is just an oil company, not an oil-leak-stopper.

[Enigmatic]

Shouldn't it be though? I mean accidents happen, shouldn't BP have contingencies for a screw up on their end? We hold car companies responsible when something goes wrong with their cars. We hold toy companies liable when their toys are discovered to be hazardous. Should we not also hold BP responsible for a problem with their operation?

[Klington]

May 24, 2010 16:22:39 GMT -5 Cerb said:

I think at this stage blame is irrelevant. The White House is blaming BP, BP is blaming fate, Everyone else is blaming the White House and BP.

How about we sort out the problem and once it's taken care of, then take the luxurious pleasure in ascribing blame.


This is the same situation in a disaster of everyone sitting around talking about the problem rather than taking action.

I think people are afraid that by taking the ownership of the problem, they make themselves liable if it doesn't go to plan. So we'll sit and watch the oil come ashore while shouting "I didn't do it".

I am not blaming anyone. I am calling for action.

[Klington]

Jun 5, 2010 15:29:27 GMT -5 Kannex said:

What do you want Obama to do? Swim over there and plug it in himself?
Instead of blaming BP, perhaps some of you "experts" can suggest ways to stop the oil problem. Everybody is telling BP to fix the problem, but BP is just an oil company, not an oil-leak-stopper.

I understand Obama is doing things to plug the hole (I find it hard to believe that he is doing most everything in his power, however, being not him I cannot make that claim and nor will I argue about it), however, I want Obama to do more than that. Start on the clean up, build barrier islands, NOT SIT AROUND and expect BP to do everything.

[Guy]

But BP should be expected to do everything. Including paying up compensations. It should cost them a few billions of dollars.

[Klington]

I understand who the responsibility of the clean up is on, that is not a reason to sit on your ass. If you lived 15 minutes away from the fire department and your little girl was sitting upstairs as your house burnt down, you would also be loathe to sit and wait for the fire department outside while she burned to death.

There are Americans losing their livelihood. That in and of itself is a reason to move NOW. They could have saved the swamps if they had built a barrier island, yet they did not, this is gross negligence.

[Walabamba]

So far, the one thing that has made me laugh the most at this was BP's president when he said "I just want to get on with my life". Frankly, this is BP's fault and they should have had it cleaned up in a week but they didn't have proper procedures and it all went out of control. I agree that even though it was BP's fault and they should have to deal with every single last cup of oil in the water that the government should be helping more and should have put more effort into having his cleaned up and not expecting BP to be able to deal with it on thir own, even though they should have.

[Guy]

I agree the government should be involved, I was just saying what my expectations are.

[eymezin]

Well the problem with that is we are being run by a group of hypocritical boss hogs. Obama obviously has no idea what he's doing in this situation and it doesn't help that Bp is lining his pockets . I think we should get some people who know what they are doing in situations like these...not throwing golf balls and dirt at it *sigh*

[Guy]

Why do you think the current administration has no idea what they're doing? I doubt that.
There's a difference between not doing the right think and not knowing what you're doing.

[Walabamba]

Well said, Guy!

[Anime Daisuki]

Jun 9, 2010 21:00:08 GMT -5 Walabamba said:

So far, the one thing that has made me laugh the most at this was BP's president when he said "I just want to get on with my life". Frankly, this is BP's fault and they should have had it cleaned up in a week but they didn't have proper procedures and it all went out of control. I agree that even though it was BP's fault and they should have to deal with every single last cup of oil in the water that the government should be helping more and should have put more effort into having his cleaned up and not expecting BP to be able to deal with it on thir own, even though they should have.

If you want to parse it out it's really the fault of the oil rig workers who were asleep at their jobs and who did not raise the alarm or stop the machines before it blew.

Let's hope workers at a nuclear plant are more alert.

[Guy]

When BP CEO Tony Hayward testified before Congress this morning, many expected to hear him apologize for the disaster his company has caused. Instead, GOP Congressman Joe Barton was the one saying he was sorry -- to BP.

In his opening statement, Barton, the top Republican on the committee overseeing the oil spill and its aftermath, delivered a personal apology to the oil giant. He said the $20 billion fund that President Obama directed BP to establish to provide relief to the victims of the oil disaster was a "tragedy in the first proportion."

Other Republicans are echoing his call. Sen. John Cornyn said he "shares" Barton's concern. Rep. Michele Bachmann said that BP shouldn't agree to be "fleeced." Rush Limbaugh called it a "bailout." The Republican Study Committee, with its 114 members in the House, called it a "shakedown."

Speaks for itself.