[penelopesire]

This is what some of our very own and smart FReepers suspected from the get go. I found this of particular interest as well:

"The Coast Guard's official maritime rescue manual – updated just seven months before the BP accident – recommends Coast Guard personnel avoid participating in firefighting aboard a rig. Instead, the manual requires Coast Guard responders to set up an "Incident Command System" and assign an expert, such as a fire marshal, to lead the efforts to extinguish the blaze."

Hmmmmmm...who ordered this change? Was it an Obama appointee? Inquiring minds want to know.

[penelopesire]

PING to post #1.

7 Months before explosion, the Coast Guard’s official rescue maritime rescue manual was changed. WHY?

[jessduntno]

“The Coast Guard’s official maritime rescue manual – updated just seven months before the BP accident...”

No way around this one, lefties...NOT bush’s fault...GASP...

[MrPiper]

Yes they did,, but hind sight is 20-20,,, good Samaritan law comes to mind.

There were people on the burning structure,,firefighters try to put out fires,, I often wonder if the 11 missing are living in the lap of luxrey now with a pay off from ObamaSquad to sink and cause the leak,, I DO NOT TRUST MY GOVERNMENT!!!!!!!!!!!!

[nascarnation]

is Ross a journolista?

just wondering......

[bmwcyle]

A stupid mistake or capitalize for Cap and Trade?

[Yo-Yo]

So where were they supposed to get this foam from on such short notice?

(I know where the seawater came from...)

[Bean Counter]

Let’s be glad that the rig didn’t settle on top of the BOP like Ixtox did, which is what pretty much doomed that well from the beginning. Now that Macondo had been shut off, and there is nothing gushing in the GOM any more, the gushing will continue in the blogosphere for years to come...

[ltc8k6]

Did the Federal Government Cause the BP Oil Spill?

http://www.redstate.com/erick/2010/07/28/did-the-federal-government-cause-the-bp-oil-spill/

Firefighters Flooded Rig, Caused Oil Spill, Suit Says

http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-07-15/firefighters-flooded-rig-caused-oil-spill-suit-says.html

[Lucky9teen]

And more from the box of...things that make you go hmmmmm....

[dennisw]

If the rig had not sunk the oil gusher would have been much easier to tame. So the story goes. Did the rig sink due to the firefighting efforts? Remains to be seen

[justa-hairyape]

Short video from this morning showing wreckage on the seafloor in the vicinity of the Macondo.

Sea Floor Wreckage

[2harddrive]

So the spill IS Obama’s fault!! Now, we have an obligation to pay back BP for their generous outlays.