Re: Oil Rig explosion/Gulf Oil Spill doesn't the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 require Obama to take charge of this situation?
Re: Oil Rig explosion/Gulf Oil Spill Not to mention all that boom just floating around thats gonna end up somewhere its not suppose to be
Re: Oil Rig explosion/Gulf Oil Spill Let's all salute the American flag............hey wait. Here's one: :usaflagwa
Re: Oil Rig explosion/Gulf Oil Spill No. It's purpose is to mitigate civil liability, not excise government control over private enterprise. If it did, exactly what would the President do? No office of government service is neither trained, nor do they have the resources to handle something like this. Hell, BP barely has the personnel and resources for this and it's what they do.
Re: Oil Rig explosion/Gulf Oil Spill some concerns on the dispersants being used and a new underwater oil slick found. 22-mile oil plume under Gulf nears rich waters - Yahoo! News
Re: Oil Rig explosion/Gulf Oil Spill i agree that if they govt took over, they would just have to contract out everything and that would be a nightmare making the whole process 5 times more expensive and 10 times longer to take care of. but the govt should be a bully in riding bp's ass to do what needs to be done, no matter how much it costs them.
Re: Oil Rig explosion/Gulf Oil Spill Oh i don't know, be a leader, maybe crack some skulls down here instead of attending a fundraiser. Assure the people of south Louisiana that their livelihood will be restored.
Re: Oil Rig explosion/Gulf Oil Spill I agree with most of that. I would prefer the Feds minimize their involvement until we get the damn well plugged. I've read and heard too many instances where BP's and others efforts have been hampered by the Government bureaucracy (sp??).
