At 8:27 AM , Anonymous Anonymous said...
Let's also not forget that Big Sis Napolitano admitted yesterday that she had no idea the Defense Dept. had equipment that could have helped disperse the oil slick. She only dispatched two planes to drop the substance? Two Planes? Please! It's time the adults get back into the White House......if this was W he woulod have been raked over the coals, another wonderful energy producing fossil fuel.
OBAMA LIED - FISH DIED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Great post, Matchett. It puts things into perspective. Thank you for posting it.
Obama wants this to be as large a disaster as can be accomplished. “Never let a crisis go to waste.”
effective and devastating —another arrow for your quiver would include the part where he took time out to (get ready, this is not a joke) ENCOURAGE ENTREPRENEURSHIP OF MUSLIM IRISH IN DUBLIN.
No, I did not make that up.
Bush got skewered by the press for Katrina because he was a Repulbican and the press hated him. The real screw ups were by the Democrat Governor of Louisiana and the Democrat Mayor of New Orleans.
Since there is no Republican politician to attack in this scenario, BP will catch all the heat. Obama will be declared a hero.
Could Federal Thumb-twiddling Have Led to Disaster?
Former oil spill response coordinator for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Ron Gouget, says that federal officials should have started burning off oil much sooner, even immediately after the event:
Ron Gouget, who also managed Louisiana's oil response team for a time, said federal officials missed a narrow window of opportunity to gain control of the spill by burning last week, before the spill spread hundreds of miles across the Gulf, and before winds began blowing toward shore. He also said the heavy use of dispersants instead of burning the oil has likely knocked so much oil into the water column that portions of the Gulf may be on the threshold of becoming toxic to marine life. Add in the oil spreading into the water as it rises from the seafloor, and Gouget said he expected officials would have to begin limiting the use of the dispersants.
There's more at the link, but if Gouget is correct, then federal officials appear to have completely blown the response. What may have been a garden variety spill now has the potential to wreak havoc on one of the most productive and pristine shorelines in the country. Some experts are saying that the spill could grow into one of the worst in US history.
Why didn't Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano use the in-situ burn procedure sooner?.....
Extra Point: Money Quote from Gouget: "This whole thing has been a daily strip tease. At first they thought it was just the diesel, then they said the well wasn't leaking. It's unfortunate they didn't get the burning going right away. They could have gotten 90 percent of the oil before it spread."
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02/26/2010:
Obama's coast guard cuts: a recipe for disaster By Rep. John Mica (R-Fla.) - 02/26/10 04:11 PM ET
Problem is, the MSM manufactured Bush’s Katrina. Somehow I don’t think they’ll do the same to Hussein.
Kindly be advised that the 'president' didn't do anything because...
Obama.
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White.
People.
regards,
A 'Typical' Angry Old White Guy
How's it feel when the shoe's on the other foot?
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Now we need a timeline of Bush during 9/11 or Katrina. Which timeline would be longer...
((((PING))))
.....he can’t do anything without his handlers saying so.....
the true Manchurian Candidate.
He can't be bothered with every little national environmental disaster that comes down the pike. He's a very busy man after all. /sarc
Be fair! Let’s give him credit.
At least he showed his ugly face, unlike Christmas when an terrorist attempted to bring down an airliner.
Kidding aside: excellent timeline. Thanks!
Excellent thread for posterity! Thanks for posting.
Penelopesire: While you’ve been away, a thread you don’t want to miss.
BP2: You will appreciate this one.
Unfortunately, there doesn't seem to have been ANYONE in his administration who might have figured out early on that this could be a dangerous situation, and did anything about, or told him what HE should do about it.
LIAR!
Never in a million years would he forfeit trillions of dollars and agree to off shore drilling for real. Never. Therefore, next comes that Cap and Tax bill, to "pay for" potential accidents like this on in the future. Bingo! Oboma becomes a multibillionair! $$$