Obama Administration Escalates Response to Gulf Oil Spill

Wall Street Journal ^ | April 29, 2010 2:31 PM EDT | JARED A. FAVOLE And ELIZABETH WILLIAMSON

[Tarpon]

Yep, that’s the image I conjured up when I heard, just let me say a few words ...

What an a$$-hole.

[bergmeid]

No. I’m wondering the same thing.

[rogertarp]

This is nothing. in all , the oil spill is a lousy 500,000 barrels (even including the next 90 days) . The Valdez oil spill was 11 MILLION.!!!! The ocean takes care of the oil just fine. Drill baby drill.

[rogertarp]

This is nothing. in all , the oil spill is a lousy 500,000 barrels (even including the next 90 days) . The Valdez oil spill was 11 MILLION.!!!! The ocean takes care of the oil just fine. Drill baby drill.

[Voter62vb]

He always waits on events in which he has to sort through his political ties and alliances.

Fort Hood.

BP=Podesta=Obama Gulf Quagmire

[FrankR]

Alinsky's playbook, is right...it just took him a couple of days to find the right chapter...

[Shady]

Agreed. Where were they a week ago?

[Carley]

Did he give a shout out to ELF today?

[wilco200]

Where was Bill Ayers the day of the spill?

[depressed in 06]

Does anyone not think this has just gotten worse?

[ken21]

the oil spill is obama’s fault!

re: bush’s fault.

[Romulus]

This is nothing.

Nothing if you don't live here. Nothing if you don't depend on the estuaries and coastal marshes for your livelihood or for storm protection.

the oil spill is a lousy 500,000 barrels (even including the next 90 days)

Let's hope not; that would be the equivalent of 2 Valdez oil spills.

The Valdez oil spill was 11 MILLION.!!!!

Gallons, not barrels. Your math is off by a factor of 42.

[RushIsMyTeddyBear]

Same here.

[Issaquahking]

This is nothing. in all , the oil spill is a lousy 500,000 barrels (even including the next 90 days) . The Valdez oil spill was 11 MILLION.!!!! The ocean takes care of the oil just fine. Drill baby drill.

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Nothing if you don't live here. Nothing if you don't depend on the estuaries and coastal marshes for your livelihood or for storm protection.

Let's hope not; that would be the equivalent of 2 Valdez oil spills. The Valdez oil spill was 11 MILLION.!!!! Gallons, not barrels. Your math is off by a factor of 42.

Thanks Romulus.

Rogertarp, don't be an idiot. I am an enviro-whacko's worst enemy, but I consider myself a good steward, and friend of industry. To cheer death and destruction coming is nothing to cheer about. Pray that industry can get this under control as soon as possible, and that it perhaps burning the spill may work. Doesn't look good right now.

[UnChained]

“This is nothing. in all , the oil spill is a lousy 500,000 barrels (even including the next 90 days) . The Valdez oil spill was 11 MILLION.!!!! The ocean takes care of the oil just fine. Drill baby drill.”

Is it possible that you meant gallons instead of barrels?

[blam]

MAP OF THE DAY: BP's $12 Billion Nightmare (Oil Well Leak)

[Rutles4Ever]

http://www.ksat.com/news/23228756/detail.html

Not to engage in too much tinfoil here, but according to this story on the 22nd, a worker said there was one explosion, but no sizable fire, then THREE HOURS LATER, another, bigger explosion that started the fire that took down the rig... How does that happen over a three-hour gap? The first explosion must have been “contained” or else they would have evacuated the rig immediately. So what set off the second explosion?

Seems like sabotage to me. i.e., an inside job.

[rigelkentaurus]

Am I the only one thinking sabotage? No, I would like to see the evedience supporting the root cause of this issue. It's just too convenient of an event for a process that has been done thousands of times without such an issue.

[Right Cal Gal]

You know, that’s what I thought as well. Doesn’t this oil spill come at a completely convenient time. I’m sure Bill Ayers could have made some calls....

[Romulus]

Seems like sabotage to me. i.e., an inside job.

An offshore drilling rig is a pretty highly controlled environment. Care to speculate how a saboteur is going to get on board, get an explosive device down the hole, and then trigger it, with no one noticing or challenging him? Don't you think BP keeps logs of who comes and goes on the drilling deck? Let's not get hysterical here. This is an industrial accident.