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EPA has a problem with drillers using "brown mud" during well pipe sealing operations

It would not surprise me one iota if this whole spill was caused by the EPA trying to shakedown BP for funds via fines. They were probably hoping BP would use the safe (anti-regulation) way in order to wave their finger and hand over a bill. With a blowout, they create an anti-oil backlash. It's a win-win, as long as they stay quiet. (And I certainly haven't heard mention of the EPA ever since this happened. Odd, eh?) My personal experience with the EPA-holes goes back to Kuwait, where they made us use dry-sweep and scoop up even the smallest oil spill so that we didn't "contaminate the water table."

They really didn't appreciate me telling them "It's just trying to go home."

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From Lame Cherry

Obama's Coastal Police Assault the GOP States Again

How much more evidence do Americans need to witness that Obama is committing Gulf genocide on those Americans down there in coming up with some asinine rule of fire extinguishers which could have been solved by dictator me in taking the ordnance out to the barges.

Could you imagine at Pearl Harbor if FDR had stopped rescue work, because the Coast Guard needed to check if fire extinguishers were on board the rescue boats?

Could you imagine at the Twin Towers if George W. Bush had stopped rescue work to make sure that the fire department had certified oxygen tanks for their hazmat suits?