The government per se doesn’t have the expertise....But it doesn’t mean there’s not a new government UNION behind Door No 2.
The people that don’t know how?
I can’t. This message below:
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I believe the USA has been not only negligent but deliberate in holding back effective ways of preventing the oil from reaching the shore.
I would say both but they don’t give that option, so I didn’t answer.
multiple parties are involved and all to a certain extent they are all to blame from the government to BP to the media.What a mess
Its the CLEANUP.
Obama’s failure is not stopping the leak, but the lack of urgency in containment and cleanup of it.
Freeped:
I blame BP
42%
The US government is failing us
58%
Thanks
Whom do you blame for not stopping the Deepwater Horizon oil spill? * 519 responses
I blame BP 42%
The US government is failing us 58%
The buck stops at the big guys desk!
EPA should have had a hand in regulation but when its out of control, its up to the big guy. Where is BP’s insurance? Where are partners? Where are other industry pros?
Only one problem with that bureaucrat, debate will go on for another 52 days , then another 52 days to solve the problem and in the meanwhile the Gulf is already destroyed.
Obama is in way over his head and should call Cheney for advice.
I surmise that the poll was fabricated by idiots who know nothing.
* 567 responses
I blame BP
41%
The US government is failing us
59%
Once the oil began heading toward shore, it became Obama's responsibility to protect the environment and the American people from that oil.
Obama should have made the decision to send the cleanup bill to BP AFTER he took steps to protect us.
According to this EPA law, BP is liable and the President is responsible.
http://www.epa.gov/Region7/laws_regulations/CWA/section311.htm
(c) Federal removal authority.
(1) General removal requirement.
(A) The President shall, in accordance with the National Contingency Plan and any appropriate Area Contingency Plan, ensure effective and immediate removal of a discharge, and mitigation or prevention of a substantial threat of a discharge, of oil or a hazardous substance—
This is a BOGUS poll! I couldn’t blame Bush. /s
IT’S THE CLEANUP STUPID
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Who’s to Blame for Not Stopping Oil Spill? (Freep this poll)
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I’m amazed it’s almost 2 to 1, in favor of blaming the guvmint.
In an industry with guvmint regulation (Mineral Management Service)
that did inspection and gave their blessing to the Deepwater Horizon
as well as awards...
the guvmint has to bear a fair chunk of responsibility.
This episode goes along with the old saying of “who shall guard
the guardians?”.
BP was the “but for” actor in this tragedy...but Obama and Co. almost
appear to hoped to amplify the disaster by sitting back.
And letting it envelope states that generally have Republican/conservative
sensibilities, e.g., TX, LA, MS, Alabama and to an extent, FL.
Put plenty of folks out of job with a moratorium and get them on
the guvmint dole.
For Obama and Co., what’s not to like about this situation?
Having to give any NBC entity a “hit” goes against my grain.