Who is responsible for the Gulf Oil Spill?

by Wanda5245 - Citizen Activist Who Wants Spunkysmum Back On SH Posted 2010/07/21 18:23:54

Related Topics: Gulf Oil Spill, Elected, Cheney, President

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	BP	3 votes	23%
	Obama Administration	1 vote	8%
	Bush Administration	0 votes	0%
	All of the above	5 votes	38%
	None of the above	4 votes	31%

(From Heritage Foundation email) Over in the New York Times http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/07/20/finger-pointing-shi... , we get one of those stories where a the tenth sentence contradicts the premise of the opening sentence: "House Democrats sought Tuesday to use a hearing on the Interior Department's role in the Gulf Coast oil spill to blame the Bush administration for regulatory failures that may have contributed to the April 20 explosion of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig. Democrats on the House Energy and Commerce Committee traced the roots of the disaster back to Vice President Dick Cheney's energy task force. . . . For their part, Republicans pointed out that the flawed well passed inspection two weeks before the explosion."

The unofficial slogan for most elected officials is: "Nothing is ever the fault of my side."

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Murph 2010/07/21 19:12:45 (edited)

All of the above

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To a certain degree 'all of the above' are definitely responsible, but the people I blame the most are those in environmentalist organizations, most especially the EPA, who have done an end-run around the Constitution, and enacted laws that the American people have had no say in or control over. Accessible drilling sites would have prevented the Gulf spill, and kept America independent of oil imports.
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peaceful 2010/07/22 14:21:43

None of the above

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Regular, everyday Humans simply tend to ignore or be unaware of Internal Corporate Policies that have been activated and in place since the early beginnings of the energy industry (and, indeed most industries).

Put simply, most "pushers " do not care about the relative health and safety of their "addicts ".

The goal is to actuate plans and schemes that will provide that company or Corporation with infinite resources that will lead to infinite wealth.

Whilst most folks are content with the visceral feelings of "relief " that they might obtain with non-consequential actions like finger--pointing, truthful solutions to our obvious problems should be sought through the mindful actions of DISSOLVING the current systems.

They do not work, and they obviously are dangerous to our continued, healthful presence on this planet.

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Wanda52... to peaceful 2010/07/22 15:05:15

Thanks for commenting.

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texasred 2010/07/22 06:08:48

All of the above

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But what angers me the most is the slow to no response by the Obama administration. We needed all the help we could get and the only thing the Big O cared about was his freakin' vacations, parties, golf and the unions.

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Wanda52... to texasred 2010/07/22 13:51:05

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and his Cap & Trade - Green agenda.

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texasred to Wanda52... 2010/07/23 00:42:47

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Exactly!

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Shykall Molin 2010/07/22 02:29:30

BP

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Ultimately, BP is responsible. They knew what they were doing. Their poor safety record is proof of that. As far as seondary blame goes, Obama and his useless minions. He'd been the executive for over a year when this disaster happened, yet he and others still want to blame Bush.

When a general leads his troops into battle and he loses the battle, it his fault. ALWAYS!

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Wanda52... to Shykall... 2010/07/22 13:51:46

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Obama and his minions will be blaming Bush as the next president is being sworn in.

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Shykall... to Wanda52... 2010/07/22 15:17:20

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Obama will blame Bush because when he loses in 2012.

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doofiegirl POTL~PWCM~JLA 2010/07/22 02:23:53

None of the above

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It doesn't matter who is at fault! It happened! Get the damn thing stopped, clean the filth up, THEN argue all you darned well please! In this respect at least, Odimwit himself is at fault! He's the one playing golf and going on vacation while the while the whole area is dying! And now, they don't want to pay the people who helped clean up because they are going to get compensation!Stupid bunch of idiots!

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Wanda52... to doofieg... 2010/07/22 13:53:09

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They need to pay them and adjust any compensation to include that payment. Said compensation is not a sure thing nor is it a set amount that can be counted on.

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doofieg... to Wanda52... 2010/07/22 19:23:26

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That's exactly what they are trying to do! I think it's terribly unfair! That means that people who did Nothing will be getting almost the same thing as the ones who worked their butts off!

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Informe... to doofieg... 2010/07/22 13:53:16

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BRAVO!!!

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Paul Revere 2010/07/21 23:36:52

None of the above

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Don 2010/07/21 20:27:56 (edited)

All of the above

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But IMO I think its Mainly the Liberals.THEY are the ones that FORCED the drilling in over 5000 feet deep waters.When the drilling can get the SAME Oil in drilling @ 100 - 200 foot depths.As a Certified Diver,Thats a depth a Diver can get too.But at over 5000 Feet,you see the results.Just like the Green Peace Morons act on the wind Mills off Mass.When NONE of them will be seen from shore,they are WHINNING that they will obstruct their views of the Ocean.Standing on shore,your sight is 3-5 miles-MAX.Most if not all are planned to be over 5 miles off shore.See the connection?Irrational.While I hold ALL Parties accountable.IMO I hold the Progressive Liberals Higher on that list.

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★Calliope★ to Don 2010/07/21 20:54:06

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I concur.

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Don to ★Calliope★ 2010/07/21 22:46:31

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Tks...While the avg. diver is 99-100 feet max.Divers can with special equiptment can get near the 200 foot mark.Common sence should,I Repeat,Should tell people that 5000 feet is about as smart as peeing into the 220v. line holding a copper pipe...

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★Calliope★ to Don 2010/07/22 02:20:29

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Makes no sense. None. Why would it? Who's idea was to drill that deeply? How stupid these environmental idiots can be. Cut off their nose to spite their face.

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★Calliope★ to ★Calliope★ 2010/07/22 02:20:51

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although I think it was more... NIMBY.... than anything else.

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Wanda52... to Don 2010/07/22 13:54:50

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I agree - so long as we have special interest groups against any and all energy sources, we will never be able to address our energy problems.

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Don to Wanda52... 2010/07/22 14:56:10 (edited)

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Like you said...(special interest groups)...They have NOTHING to do with anything but screwing it up...I will submit that rules need to be put in place"SAFETY",but not these moronish FACTION stipulations that only create bigger problems.Those of which reared its UGLY HEAD almost 95 days ago.If the well was in 100 foot water depths,ANY Diver certified to Dive can get that deep.Under water welders could have fixed this.I Bet it could have been resolved in a week.Not having to try and figure out what will work in 5000 foot depths...The "Special Intrest Groups" are Forcing them to do something as dumb as taking a road trip in a un safe car with 1/2 a tank of gas,May Pop tires.No Spare,No Tools,ETC.Example:There IS Trillions of barrels of oil in the Rockies.ALL Owened by the Federal Govt...Enough Natral Gas up near Alaska that CAN supply Every Need in the USA for almost 200 years...Back to my point.If you get a flat tire,is it easyer to fix on a Dry Road or in a Large 3 foot deep Mud Puddle?

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Murph 2010/07/21 19:12:45 (edited)

All of the above

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To a certain degree 'all of the above' are definitely responsible, but the people I blame the most are those in environmentalist organizations, most especially the EPA, who have done an end-run around the Constitution, and enacted laws that the American people have had no say in or control over. Accessible drilling sites would have prevented the Gulf spill, and kept America independent of oil imports.

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Wanda52... to Murph 2010/07/21 19:26:52

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I agree

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Informe... to Murph 2010/07/22 13:54:12

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And that angle of the discussion has never been explored! And you're so right!

Where's THEIR admission of responsibility?

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Murph to Informe... 2010/07/22 15:58:48 (edited)

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They will claim they have none, that they're only trying to rescue Mother Gaia from her human infestation. They've outlawed accessible oil drilling for environmental reasons, forcing oil companies to drill in dangerously deep water, and escalating the probability of a disaster such as we are now witnessing. Politboro Chairman Obama's response has been to further cripple the oil industry, and our economy, by a "temporary" ban on drilling.

It's not possible that these people are this incompetent, it has to be deliberate. To qoute Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal, "Consistency has never been a mark of stupidity. If they were merely stupid they would occasionally make a mistake in our favor".

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Informe... to Murph 2010/07/22 16:15:33

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You're right. The Left NEVER claim responsibility for their actions, because no one holds THEIR feet to the fire. We shall this November!

“Indeed, the Left wields the term (facist) like a cudgel to beat opponents from the public square like seditious pamphleteers. After all, no one has to take a fascist seriously. It’s why Al Gore and many other environmentalists are so quick to compare global-warming skeptics to Holocaust deniers. Once such an association takes hold, there’s no reason to give such people the time of day.”
ref: Jonah Goldberg, Liberal Fascism, (New York, NY: Doubleday, 2007), p. 3-4.

And from the other Goldberg... Bernie...

“Being liberal means you can leave a whole lot of wreckage along the side of the road and never peek into the rearview mirror, because your intentions are good and your heart is in the right place.”
ref: Bernard Goldberg, Crazies to the Left of Me, Wimps to the Right, (New York, NY: Harper Collins, 2007), p. 107.

And this from the article:
"BP oil spill is the fault of environmentalists who wouldn't let companies drill on land, Sarah Palin says
By Mail Foreign Service
Last updated at 8:06 AM on 4th June 2010

"In an online Facebook rant titled 'Extreme Enviros: Drill, Baby, Drill in ANWR - Now Do You Get It?' (Sarah Palin) sai...

You're right. The Left NEVER claim responsibility for their actions, because no one holds THEIR feet to the fire. We shall this November!

“Indeed, the Left wields the term (facist) like a cudgel to beat opponents from the public square like seditious pamphleteers. After all, no one has to take a fascist seriously. It’s why Al Gore and many other environmentalists are so quick to compare global-warming skeptics to Holocaust deniers. Once such an association takes hold, there’s no reason to give such people the time of day.”
ref: Jonah Goldberg, Liberal Fascism, (New York, NY: Doubleday, 2007), p. 3-4.

And from the other Goldberg... Bernie...

“Being liberal means you can leave a whole lot of wreckage along the side of the road and never peek into the rearview mirror, because your intentions are good and your heart is in the right place.”
ref: Bernard Goldberg, Crazies to the Left of Me, Wimps to the Right, (New York, NY: Harper Collins, 2007), p. 107.

And this from the article:
"BP oil spill is the fault of environmentalists who wouldn't let companies drill on land, Sarah Palin says
By Mail Foreign Service
Last updated at 8:06 AM on 4th June 2010

"In an online Facebook rant titled 'Extreme Enviros: Drill, Baby, Drill in ANWR - Now Do You Get It?' (Sarah Palin) said: 'Look, here's the deal: when you lock up our land, you outsource jobs and opportunity away from America and into foreign countries that are making us beholden to them.'

'Extreme deep water drilling is not the preferred choice to meet our country's energy needs, but your protests and lawsuits and lies about onshore and shallow water drilling have locked up safer areas,' she said.

'If "extreme environmentalists" were not successful in prohibiting land based oil drilling in the United States, then companies like BP would not have to resort to looking for oil in the deep oceans.

'It's catching up with you. The tragic, unprecedented deep water Gulf oil spill proved.'"
ref: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/ne...
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Wondercookie 2010/07/21 18:27:13

None of the above

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Everybody who created a need for mankind to harvest oil at sea. If you're human, you're a consumer.

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Wanda52... to Wonderc... 2010/07/22 15:07:36

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Which would be the environmentalists who don't want us drilling for oil in Alaska or land.

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Wonderc... to Wanda52... 2010/07/22 17:47:09

...well yeah. If they consumed anything getting to their demonstrations or just existing today...yeah. No use complaining about the noise when we're banging on the drums louder than anybody else, hee hee.

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