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He’s already had a representative from BP visit his factory and inspect his product. The governor of Maine, John Baldacci, visited the facility and made a video plea to no one in particular to close the deal. Maine Senators Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins wrote a letter on May 21 to the secretary of the Interior, the administrator of NOAA, and the commandant of the Coast Guard to alert them to the existence of Packgen, their supply of boom, and their demonstrated capacity to make more.
Surely the feds can step in and buy as much boom as they want. They’re still the ones in charge of protecting the coastline, aren’t they? Or has Kickass now farmed out that task to a guy he won’t even talk to on the phone? Remember, Jindal was demanding millions of feet of boom just a week or so after the rig exploded and, as of May 24, was still millions of feet short.
Ok folks..step back from your "D" and your "R" for a moment and listen:
Do you see a pattern here with government response to a disaster ?
Do you see what a huge bureaucracy full of red tape and "we're all in charge" but "no one's in charge" mentality does to implementation of plans ?
I hope you open your eyes and have your preps stocked up ...just in case and depend on no one but yourself.
What it shows is why we don't depend on government to grow our food or we would have empty stores just like the russian did under central planning.Government is slow;and inefficent.If you have ever dealt with governamnt you know you have to jump thru amny hoops before anyhting gets done espeically with the competing interest of politcal groups.In Katrina for example ;years before aflood gates to prevent flooding of new orleans was set to start. One suit by one evironmental groups got a injunction and the plan was abandoned witrhout fight in the courts.All because of some type of a minnow the suit cliamed would be harmed.
What it shows is why we don't depend on government to grow our food or we would have empty stores just like the russian did under central planning.Government is slow;and inefficent.If you have ever dealt with governamnt you know you have to jump thru amny hoops before anyhting gets done espeically with the competing interest of politcal groups.In Katrina for example ;years before aflood gates to prevent flooding of new orleans was set to start. One suit by one evironmental groups got a injunction and the plan was abandoned witrhout fight in the courts.All because of some type of a minnow the suit cliamed would be harmed.
There are certain responsibilities the feds should be good at. One is protecting the borders and this spill is an example of another.
Shhh, 0bama is on top of this, every resource is being deployed...... honest.... really, 0bama "will continue to leverage every resource at our disposal to protect coastlines, to clean up the oil".... truly.
Shhh, 0bama is on top of this, every resource is being deployed...... honest.... really, 0bama "will continue to leverage every resource at our disposal to protect coastlines, to clean up the oil".... truly.
There are certain responsibilities the feds shouldbe good at. One is protecting the borders and this spill is an example of another.
Just out of curiosity, why should the feds be good at spills?
It it pretty easy to look back at the whole Katrina event and see ineptness, but, in truth, that was a weather created situation, an act of God if you will, like no other I have seen in my life. The feds do not often deal with flooded cities. God forbid it happens again, now the feds have some experience to base actions upon.
This oil drilling incident in the gulf was a horrible accident. An accident unprecedented. It is rather easy to sit back and claim incompetence from the sidelines, but I am not in the business of preventing oil rig disasters, and I am pretty sure the feds ain't either. There are companies out there that are actually in the business of cleaning up oil, and I am sure that they will be paid handsomely to clean this mess up.
Natural disasters and horrible accidents. Is it possible to be fully prepared for either? And at what cost?
The whole protecting the border issue is another thing all together. Considering our rather large borders, I think the feds are pretty good at this. We allow in plenty of cheap labor / voting demographics.
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