“Someone posted a link to a federal law passed in 1990 (IIRC) giving the POTUS explicit, sweeping authority to respond to an oil spill in US waters. That, IMHO, should have been the first data point on the timeline posted here.” ~ conservatism_IS_compassion
I did:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/bloggers/2505164/posts?page=203#203
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Maine factory owner begs feds: Why arent you buying the oil barriers Im churning out?