I contend that this administration didn't know what to do. What's more, shouldn't we find it interesting that this oil was GUSHING for over a month without any signs of letting up? But we don't want to drill for our own oil??? This is the first major oil rig incident over over 31 years. 31 years! Yet, there are those that say we shouldn't drill.
Actually Colossus that's not true. there have been plenty of oil rig incidents. they happen all the time, it's just that they're not close to us and they're not as heavily publicized. This was a sexy one because it was politicized, close to shore and had potential to devastate many industries. There have been worse disasters that simply didn't make the news.
It's absolutely ridiculous to be drilling without any contingency plans.
The difference between Bush's lack of response for 3 days and Obama's delay, is in NO people's lives were on the line. The entire city was crippled including emergency first responders, people were dying and any delay was the difference between life & death for many. the deep Water Horizon was in the middle of the Gulf of Mexico, other than the 11 who died in the explosion, no human lives were at risk, and most importantly, those deceitful MF'ers at BP lied about the seriousnessness of the spill. They downplayed it every step of the way.
If someone tells you you have a leaky faucet in your bathroom, you're not gonna necessarily rush home from work for a couple of drips a minute. If you knew the whole fixture had been blown off, and water was gushing out like Old Smokey, and the water could not be turned off, ...you might have a whole other sense of urgency.
Congrats to powerpack on the scoop.
