Effort to Clean Up Gulf Spill Seriously Thwarted by Safety Patrol
**Written by guest-blogger Doug Powers
This is unbelievable, in a governmentally believable kind of way. We have a serious emergency in the Gulf requiring the help of every available resource, and yet the government entities in charge just can’t put down their rules, regs & safety manuals as if they’re on harbor patrol during spring break:
Eight days ago, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal ordered barges to begin vacuuming crude oil out of his state’s oil-soaked waters. Today, against the governor’s wishes, those barges sat idle, even as more oil flowed toward the Louisiana shore.
Louisiana Governor Jindal frustrated over decision-making red tape. “It’s the most frustrating thing,” the Republican governor said today in Buras, La. “Literally, yesterday morning we found out that they were halting all of these barges.”
Sixteen barges sat stationary today, although they were sucking up thousands of gallons of BP’s oil as recently as Tuesday. Workers in hazmat suits and gas masks pumped the oil out of the Louisiana waters and into steel tanks. It was a homegrown idea that seemed to be effective at collecting the thick gunk.
“These barges work. You’ve seen them work. You’ve seen them suck oil out of the water,” said Jindal.
Why were the oil-sucking barges that were having a positive effect idled? Because… oh, just read it and weep:
But the Coast Guard ordered the stoppage because of reasons that Jindal found frustrating. The Coast Guard needed to confirm that there were fire extinguishers and life vests on board, and then it had trouble contacting the people who built the barges.
What? No checking to make sure the barge workers were applying the proper SPF sunscreen and wearing hardhats? Plus, the barges might be smuggling in some Dutch skimmers that haven’t yet received EPA approval — you can’t be too careful when you’re dealing with a disaster where every minute counts!
The frustrating thing about almost any government response to an emergency is that it’s hard to tell if their incompetence is deliberate or intentional — they’re so good at both.
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There is some reason why this administration wants the clean-up to be slow. I can’t imagine what it is, but why would they be acting this way? This is beyond dereliction of duty and all the way to conspiracy to destroy America’s economy. Are the progressives this desperate? I believe so.
What else would you expect? It’s one thing declaring war against the oil spill but it doesn’t mean we have to disregard fire regulations. We aren’t animals.
This is consistent with having our soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan continuously facing dubious charges of murder based on enemy testimony.
Maybe we could stymie the windbags in Washington on some carbon-related charges.
Demotions are in order, or if left to country justice (justice is big with the liberals), perhaps keel-hauling would be an alternative.
Take an infantry fire team and a maxhine gun squad, issue them a basic load of ammunition, and put one of these teams on each skimmer.
Tell the captains to get back to their work. If the EPA shows up the infantry can tell them to take a hike.
Peace and mission accomplishment through superior firepower. The Federal government is out of control. Time for autonomous operations.
Piyush is reacting much like former NO Mayor Nagin, frustrated by the lack of support and action, compounded by failed promises.
That being said, Piyush should do what is necessary and accept the consequences of violating any regulations. Piyush is a Governor and has has at his disposal the State National Guard.
Does Piyush believe in his position and actions enough to assemble his State Police, State Guard, Parish (County) Police, and local Police to escort him to the barges and defend them while pumping continues?
Principles matter, and when the Founders placed their fortunes in jeopardy, and when the civil rights protesters placed their lives in jeopardy is was for a cause greater then themselves.
Piyush, do you believe in what you are doing? Well, damn the torpedoes, and full speed ahead. Stand up to the Federal regulators and do what is necessary to protect your State. Do you believe or don’t you? Sacrifices have to be made. Are you willing, or are you doing a Nagin?
Roll the buses and float the barges.
If you haven’t already, please read Ed Morrissey’s post:
Ed is always a gentleman, and avoids hyperbole, but even Ed ends with:
In what else does Ed think “Congress needs to get involved”?
Perhaps investigating the link between Soros, Obama, Soros’ investment in Petrobas mere days before Obama sent Billions of dollars in “loans” their way? Now Obama is killing U.S. oil exploration in INTERNATIONAL WATERS… what authority does he have there, and why is he killing our industry while other countries continue to drill in the gulf? (China included). Rigs that aren’t used by us will very likely go to Petrobas…
Perhaps Ed actually thinks Congress should start impeachment.
Who knows?
Obama’s actions make it clear that he WANTS this to be as big a crisis as possible, and he wants to exploit that crisis to both shutdown and kill U.S. oil exploration as well as to pass cap and tax.
Obama wants to bring the U.S. to its knees.
zyzzyg said:
So, I take it you refer to the usurper-in-Chief as “Barry Soetoro”,
right?!?
I think this makes it pretty clear the foot-dragging is pretty intentional.
Thankfully the media will be all over this. /sarc
These barges did not come out of nowhere. Yeah the Coast Guard can ensure certain regulations are in force, but how did these barges do all kinds of other things before the spill? Did the Coast Guard then just give them a pass? These had to be certified at some point by the Coast Guard, and this stupidity tells me they put them out of service intentionally.
Yet how many nitwits were saying Bush blew up the levies?
My guess, Petrobas will buy up what’s left of BP for pennies on the dollar, and Soros will give Obama a pat on the back.
BTW, here in Hawaii we have a ship manned 24/7 in case of an oil spill, and can be on the most likely spot of a leak within 2 hours. Not months, hours. We also have a portable gizmo that can be airlifted to – well, anywhere but the gulf I guess.
If I were Jindal, the National Guard would be on the barges…
Hey, where are all the trolls to tell us what a good job Obama is doing?
Did the FDA check the workers’ lunch boxes for food-borne illness? No – stop the barges!
You really can’t make this stuff up, can you? Anybody who voted for Obama and government run health care, they’ll be coming for you…you’d better not pull any labels of the mattress on your hospital bed, or there’ll be hell to pay!
Meanwhile, in Washington, D.C., the EPA was ordered to stand-down for a week of safety training after a hall monitor spotted an intern running with scissors.
I feel more and more like I’m living in some sort of alternate universe where all common sense has disappeared.
Doesn’t the Coast Guard have a 16 year old reality TV star somewhere that needs saving while the ADULTS work on the oil spill?
It is my firm belief that we should fight this stupid EPA as much as we will fight the Dems, and Obama’s left agenda.
The EPA has caused more death and destruction than many wars. They let the forests in California burn, because they don’t want to let people clear out the brush, even close to their homes. They won’t let those in Africa use DDT to rid themselves of mosquitos, and how many millions have died of Malaria. They are saving a stupid little fish in California, and have run farmers out of business, and let their avacado trees, and any of any other fruit trees die, plus any other products that were raised there, because they won’t let them have water.
Now this in Louisiana, and Alabama.
All of these people need to be run out of the US on a rail.
Shame on them, and anyone that listens to them!!!
If the clean up crews later get caught violating some rule, do they have to put the oil back?
No.
Piyush is Gov Jindal’s given name by his Parents. Something wrong with respecting his parent’s naming their child?
I have no problem with referring to the President of the United States of America as Barrack Hussein Obama. Do you?
And, do you have a problem with the name Piyush? Or, maybe you just want to avoid addressing the specifics of my comment?
Do you agree that Piyush should do what he believes is necessary to protect his State, regardless of the regulations? Should Piyush do as our Founders did and risk his fortune and liberty?
Does ‘Don’t Tread on Me’ mean anything to you?
Z,
You can either call the Governor of Louisiana by his first name Governor or his middle name Sir.
I beleive he has earned it.
It could be delivered to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D.C.
This falls under the category of “You can’t make this stuff up.”
It shows a little respect to refer to someone by their common name. Plus it makes others aware of who you are referring to. I, for one, did not know who you were referring to, so therefore I skipped reading the remainder of your comment.
I know him as “Jindal”, just like I know the president as “Barrack Husein Obama” (which I believe is his newest name). You say this name was given to Jindal by his parents? Is that his current name or was it changed (lake Barry Sorento)?
This entire Gulf of Mexico oil fiasco brings to light like nothing else ever has the total incompetence and bureaucratic red tape one has to endure when dealing with the givernment…on any level I might add.
How do these people sleep at night, they have no conscience.
The Coast Guard could have just saddled up to the barges and offered to GIVE THEM THE DAMN FIRE EXTINGUISHERS AND LIFE VESTS if they didn’t happen to have them. But NOOOOOOO! What kind of nitwits have taken over my country!!!??!!
This is like registry police stopping a fire engine for not having a current inspection sticker while it’s enroute to a call.
Under Obama everything seems to be getting really strange, as though people are no longer able to use their own brains.
So, BP has to pay for all damages, based on the media drama today. Wonder how much of the damages they will have to pay are inflated due to the government’s incompetence?
But wait … a community organizer is not concerned where the money comes from.
I like BP CEO Tony Hayward’s answer to the “extortion” question.
I do, it turns my stomach to think this affirmative action, undocumented, community organizer is president of the country.
I do. I call him the Jugeared Nitwit.
I do. I call him the Jugeared Nitwit.
Excuse me. It’s late.
I feel SOOOOOOOOOO relieved knowing that the people who are meticulously following the Federal rules and regulations will also be in charge of my Health.
I am in Good Hands……/sarc off
On June 17th, 2010 at 10:56 pm, zyzzyg said:
I have no problem with referring to the usurper-in-Chief by his full name: Barack Hussein Obama.
But Wolf Blitzer sure had a problem with Bill Cunningham saying “Barack Hussein Obama”.
And Blitzer was not alone in critizing Cunningham for saying “Hussein” as part of Obama’s full name.
What the hell will happen if they leave the squirrel bridges at the docks?
Oh, the horror…
Oh, and zyzzyg, time has shown that Cunningham was right.
Yeah… it’s Bobby Jindal’s fault according to you. He’s just not doing his job. Is that right?
And you couldn’t be more transparent with your repetitive use of Piyush. Please. That’s about a weak and pathetic as you might just be able to get. When you know YOUR party has not a leg to stand on, you resort to that crap. Congratulations. You live up to the pinnacle of liberal ignorance.
And Mayor Nagin, like Obama, was and is an incompetent fool.
Don’t even try to compare him to Jindal. He’s not qualified to shine Jindal’s shoes.
But to the point of the article. This is yet ANOTHER example of Barry Soetero’s monumental incompetence.
HE is supposed to be running the show. But he can’t seem to see to it that all hands are actually on deck. He just bumbles are around the teleprompter and hope somebody else figures out what to do. One call to the CG head to see to it that if they see issue with safety equipment that THEY.. the CG get the equipment to the vessels that need it so they can continue to do their vital job.
That this dope is Commander-in-Chief must send chills down the spine of every military man and woman in the United States.
No kidding. An honest look at history will show Nagin to be one of the most pathetic examples of “leadership” possible.
As for Jindal, yea, he should put the guard on the barges and dare the federal government to stop them from cleaning up the mess.
It’s among his options if the CG continues to stall them.
Curious though. With the reported thousands of vessels in that area now, why would the CG pay so much attention to these barges? I find it odd that vessels doing a significant amount of cleanup being the target of a life preserver check.
And a fire extinguisher? Sure…. if containers of oil ignite… a fire extinguisher is really going to make a difference?
I am glad that the Federal Government was not in charge of the British evacuation of Dunkirk in May of 1940. Over 300,000 British troops were evacuated by any vessel that was able to respond. Some sailboats were filled to the gunwales with troops, continuously bailing out the water lest the vessel be swamped in the open water of the Channel. They did not have 300,000 life jackets; 300,000 glow-sticks; 300,000 courtesy inspections….
If the Coast Guard is worried about this equipment maybe they should provide the stuff to any vessels that needs it instead of getting in the way. I thought Odumbo said this is the equivalent of war. In war you take reasonable risks in order to win.
If this is a war then we’re losing!
You should tell everyone exactly how many federal laws you want Jindal to break. More importantly, tell everyone the number of laws you want Jindal to order state employees to break. I’m sure you’ll contribute to his legal defense fund when Holder decides to criminally charge him.
Maybe next you’ll recommend succession from the union.
Another infuriating example of private sector action stymied by a government stuck on stupid.
And the EPA MANDATES that the full tilt oil mass hit the beaches and marshlands because the Dutch technology leaves SOME fraction of light oil in the water??!?!?
See why we were drilling a well in 5,000 feet of water, when we could be drilling on land?
Doesn’t it seem strange that the CG wanted to contact the manufacturer of the barges to determine extinguishers and life vests? Why not just look. I have been out in my little boat a couple of times and they came alongside and asked to see them. Something certainly stinks here.
I am so grateful that our brilliant government is on the job, especially with The Messiah, Savior of Mankind, Barack Hussein Obama and his White House contingent, who are dumber than a box of rocks, or pig excrement.
Don’t you just feel happy as a lark and safe as a bedbug in a bed?
It would take all of what a hour to check for life-vests and fire extinguishers on these barges. How long has it taken them to discuss the matter? Go in check, leave. Done.
This Coast Guard official is “just following orders” in hindering that self hating minority Republican Bobby Jihdal from cleaning up BroBama’s golden Photo Op. That will teach Louisiana to not elect a Republican of Color as governor. This is too good a crisis to let go to waste, a golden crisis for the man who told all America that My Plan Makes Electricity Rates Skyrocket.
He shuts down our off shore rigs in the gulf while loaning Brazil’s Petrobras Oil $2 billion for offshore drilling. But then George Soros is a major stake holder in Petrobras Oil; a coincidence perhaps?
You still think President Obama is but a dummy, in over his head? He may well be but he is a self described radical, surrounds himself with radicals and has a radical agenda. From William Ayres and Valerie Jarrett to Van Jones this is one dangerous, dedicated marxist who most certainly has unkind plans for his enemies. Don’t believe me? Read HIS book Dreams From My Father. There is much more than monumental incompetence here-this is ideology. As Qin Shi Huangdi killed thousands to remake China, Peter the Great tens of thousands to build Saint Petersberg and Stalin millions to remake Russia these radicals will do what it takes to Fundamentally Transform America.
And corkie my dear Obama, Holder and company are coming after us regardless so we might as well be prepared. There are those of us who will not walk meekly into the re-education camps.
===
When a strong man, fully armed, guards his own house, his possessions are undisturbed.
Yep and the crude floating in the Gulf smells delicious compared to the stench coming from Washington DC.
Obama is intentionally blocking clean-up efforts in order to maximize the damage to thereby position the government to take over the oil industry.
1. Refuses to waive the Jones Act, (Bush waived it immediately after Katrina)
2. Refuses to waive EPA oil discharge regs.
3. Obstructed and delayed LA efforts to build sand booms to help protect the marshes before the oil got there.
4. And now … actually STOPS a successful clean-up operation in the marshes that was in progress.
There’s no other conclusion to make, he WANTS the damage to be done!
WHEN WILL THE GREENIES OUT THERE WAKE UP!!!??
Heard on the radio last night that Petrobras has picked up the first 5 rig leases from rigs idled in the Gulf from the Obama Moratorium, and is negotiating for 14 more as we speak. Petrobras is aligned with Venezuela and Iran to be an alternate to OPEC. Does anyone see connections between the Sock Puppet In Chief, Soros, and the decisions to delay the response at all costs?Would the barges been inspected if it was a Democrap Governor or perhaps the delaying action was ordered as the small people rose up against the Sock Puppet and tried to actually accomplish something other than the destruction of our nation. Oh yes, I see the Sock Puppet In Cheif is so heavily committed to the ‘war’ on this spill that he is going on another campaign trip to promote the Stimulus benefits.
LOL
I did not know using Jindal’s given name, Piyush, was such a big deal. Other posters on this BLOG do far worse with the names of other people . . . and, I used his actual name. Good grief, ligthen up.
Again, how much of what is happening in the delays in the oil spill clean-up/moritorium is going to be investigated by our ‘most ethical congress evah’?
OK, call him what you want.
I will avoid making fun of anyone and will avoid calling someone out of their name.
Piyush as Piyush, and will always be piyush.
HARDHAT GUY: Yo! You got incompetence on my malfeasance!
LAWYER GUY: No! You got malfeasance on my incompetence!
HARDHAT GUY and LAWYER GUY TOGETHER: Hey! This is pretty good!
I am not Blitzer, nor am I Cunningham, though it is likely that Blitzer will not like my saying Barrack Hussein Obama. Too bad. That is the President’s name. And, for those who do not like my saying Piyush. Too bad. That is Jindal’s name.
What is it about the name “Piyush” that you find so significant that you will distract or mislead people from your point by using it?
Nope. Never said anything was Piyush’s fault. I only said if he believes in doing something then he should it.
To use the man’s given name? You’re kidding right.
Do you even know what party I am a member of? This is not about party affiliation. It is about the clean-up of the Gulf and how well or poorly it is being done.
Avoid conflating issues because you are confusing yourself.
Nagin more so than Pres Obama.
And, Nagin expressed frustration at efforts to support him. Yep, Piyush has expressed frustration at efforts to support him.
That is the only comparison I made.
I see, as usual, zyzzyg would rather make the problem worse than solve it. Typical liberal.
The Coast Guard has jurisdiction and Governor Jindal will follow the law.
Kind of like how President Bush followed the law by waiting for Governor Blanco to request FEMA assistance.
Because calling him Governor Jindal wouldn’t scream “look at me! LOOK AT ME!”
Really, zyzzg… What is it about the name “Piyush”? You have to have a reason for using it, because you are undercutting your main point.
So, what is it about the name “Piyush” that you find so significant?
Where is that damn alligator when it’s feeding time?
Actually it’s just zyzzyg’s way of taking cheap shots at someone who actually wants to do something to solve the problem (Gov Jindal), while trying to gloss over someone who’s actively trying to make things worse to push his political agenda (Obama).
I think this proves beyond any reasonable doubt that our gubmint is both too big and has idiots in charge. It is hard to believe ANYONE is so tone deaf and stupid as to do this need to be relieved of command and put out to pasture.
Oh, surely… But I was curious about what it is about the name “Piyush” that zyzzg would consider using it a cheap shot? Is there a famous “Piyush” from history that zyzzg means to associate Governor Jidal with? Or maybe there is some scandalous celebrity named “Piyush” that I don’t know about…
The only one who can answer the question, of course, is zyzzg. I have no clue about what could possibly be his motivation for confusing and weakening his own argument.
So, how about it, zyzzg? You got a problem with people called “Piyush”?
By the way, zyzzg, you do you pronounce “Piyush”? Is it “PEE-yoosh”, or “PIE-ush”, or what?
I have no idea, and I thought you might, because seem you find the name meaningful.
Weak and transparent racism. Even if you won’t admit it.
And you won’t
Anybody know the control code for a schwa?
Oops. Sorry zyzzyg. I see I have been spelling your name wrong. Leaving off the last “y”…
Hope my mispelling isn’t some nasty word in Urdu, or something… Didn’t mean to give offense…
He likely has a chip on his shoulder over people using Obama’s middle name. So he wants to point out the ethnicity of Gov. Bobby Jindal.
What he likely doesn’t understand is that people use his middle name because of the questions about his citizenship and questions about his allegiance to Islam vs his allegiance to the United States of America and its citizens.
It has nothing to do with race.
Still wondering what zyzzyg has against people named “Piyush”…
My Momma’s name is “Piyush”…
Is zyzzyg saying something about my Momma?
There fixed it.
…My late and sainted Momma…
On June 18th, 2010 at 3:48 am, ArizonaNeanderthal said:
+1
Ayers actively planned for the extermination of 25 million captialists.
A post I wrote long ago, with plenty of links to other sources:
On June 18th, 2010 at 3:48 am, ArizonaNeanderthal said:
+1
Ayers actively planned for the extermination of 25 million captialists.
A post I wrote long ago, with plenty of links to other sources:
The federal government cannot affort to have this upstart governor show them up. So they will impede anything he doeseven if it puts egg on their faces. Stupidity compounder by idiocy.
1) I don’t know why my comments sometimes double-post. I didn’t do anything out of the ordinary when I clicked “submit comment” one time.
2) “captialists” should have been “capitalists”. Pretty obvious, but I still don’t like when I misspell words in comments.
I was thinking of naming one of my future children “Piyush” in honor of my late and sainted Momma, but now I wonder if there is some hidden meaning to the name, that might be embarrassing… Momma never seemed to mind, but she was a simple, home-spun farm girl. When your daily work involves rubber gloves that extend up to the shoulder, you don’t worry about such things…
But I don’t necessarily want my children to stay down on the farm. I want them to get out into the wider world. If I name one of them “Piyush”, is she going to be the butt of jokes on account of her name once she is amongst the sophisticated, urban set?
So, you see my problem, zyzzyg. If it weren’t for this circumstance, I wouldn’t pry… But I really need to know what you have against the name “Piyush”… I won’t take it as an insult against my Momma, because she could take care of herself. But I would hate to handicap my child, for whom I want only the best in life…
So, if there is some other meaning of the name “Piyush”, please let me know, before it is too late!
Your condescending, immature conduct is not funny. It was designed to provoke and draw attention to yourself. Aren’t you proud?
In terms of “other posters do it,” that is a rationalization worthy of what one would here on an elementary school playground. “Well Johnny and Timmy did it.” Keep that up and you can be President someday.
Lighten up? Not going to happen.
If I don’t know if I it’s OK to name her “Piyush”, I’m going to have to name her after Grandma Vulva…
Why should he at this point? I wouldn’t. Blast Regulations.
Update, Apparently the barges have now been released to continue working. Apparently all the bad press made the Coasties rethink the situation.
And if we name her after Grandma Vulva, her Big Sister, Fellatio, will probably wind up making fun of her…
I sure look forward to government enhancements of our health insurance.
So, please, zyzzyg, let me know what you have against the name “Piyush”, so I don’t wind up making a big mistake by naming my daughter after my Momma Piyush…
(I was considering naming her after my wife, but my wife doesn’t really have a name… We just whistle, and she come-a-runnin’!)
You are twice as good as you think you are
+2
A guy comes into the ER worried about new and severe chest pain, but someone turned off all the lights. The new office of health reform and green technology compliance has apparently ordered that all light bulbs to be upgraded. The bulbs haven’t been delivered since delivery trucks need to be upgraded to hybrid technology.
Time passes.
Our benevolent leadership bestows numerous awards on the the various new medical regulatory departments.
Eventually some poor fool who can no longer stand the stench in that room screws in an old light bulb so that he can see where the smell is coming from.
He turns on the light.
There are decomposing bodies all over the ER.
Have faith in our new nobility – the political class.
Ah, and that is the crux of the matter with Obama, and with BIG GOVERNMENT.
It is all political. Crass, perverse, corrupt politics.
Why are we now using skimmers that weeks ago could have been deployed, but were not? Did they suddenly become “pure enough for the EPA”? No. Political pressure forced them into action. Common sense prevailed, but only after losing for so many weeks. Now, in many areas, it is too late.
I doubt that Coast Guard interference, failure to circumvent the Jones act, failure to accept foreign assistance, and exascerbating the problem is unintentional. OBambi & Crew are doing it willfully and with purpose. OBambi is the enemy.
It’s over, it’s done the end has begun.
When you listen to fools the Obama rules
The real question in November is How does anyone vote for any Democrat and continue to be an American?
I am retired from the Coast Guard. This is the first time I have said that without my chest filling with pride. You cannot imagine my sorrow.
In my world, justice would be best served my making all of these bureaucrats and naysayers responsible for cleaning the beaches and wetlands by themselves. They must do the work physically and cannot leave until the job is 100% done. If any oil were to appear at a portion of the beach they finished, well too bad. The job is not done…go back and begin anew.
I wonder how many delays they would erect if that were the case.
The man named Piyush Jindal graduated from Brown University with honors and in double majors at the age of 20. He was accepted at Med Schools if he had chosen to go, and was a Rhodes Scholar. But I ramble on…..
What’s your accomplishment again, ZYZYZYZY? Oh, yeah. making fun of people’s ethnic names.
I like your thinking…
Nice tents on the beach or marsh, so they could rest and eat their MREs.
Poetic, I tells ya…
I haven’t had time to read all the comments on this thread yet, but wanted to comment on the use of Gov. Jindahl’s given first name. First of all, when it was first used, I had no idea what zzzzzzzzzzzzzz was referring to and so I googled it. Seriously, I have NEVER heard ANYONE use his first name, not even left-wing moonbats. Coming from zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz, it was obviously intended to be disrespectful. After all, that is why we use Odumb’s name of Barry Sotero and insulting names like Odumbo. We have no respect for the marxist ass-kicker who is currently holding the office of POTUS. So, zzzzzzzzzzzzz’s using Governor Jindahl’s given name has the same effect. There is nothing to be ashamed of with Gov. Jindahl’s given name…it is what it is. But for zzzzzzzzzzzzzz (a known troll) to use it, we can only assume he meant to be disrespectful. He can spin it any way he wants, but that is the bottom line and it is offensive to most of us. Also, he wanted to hi-jack the thread and he succeeded.
The Louisiana police need to pull over any emergency vehicle on its way to any Coast Guard administrator’s house to make sure the EMTs and Firefighters are properly wearing their seat belts. You can’t be too careful, and, it’s the law.
Liar. That’s exactly why you used it.
zzzzzzzzzz? (tick tock…)
In his latest inept act the Obama administration through the Coast Guard stopped 16 oil skimming barges from leaving port until life vests and fire extinguishers could be counted (you know how effective a fire extinguisher will be against a burning barge full of oil)(God forbid we over look a safety regulation while trying to stop a disaster of unmittigated proportions), further himdering Louisiana Governor Jindal’s attempts to clean up the oil and save his state’s wet lands from further damage the encroaching oil.
It seems the only ass Obama is kicking is Louisiana’s by preventing every effective plan Governor Jindal attempts to employ.
U.S. Coast Guard, and Obama will you please get out of Governor Jindal’s way if you do not want to do your job don’t prevent him from doing his
Like I have been saying for weeks. The feds do not want this mess cleaned up. They are doing everything they can to slow down any and every step in the process of plugging the leak, minimizing the damage and cleaning up the mess.
But they can shake down BP for a cool $20 billion in no time at all.
And Boehner’s response to Barton’s comments yesterday make me realize the GOP is still a bunch of morons who aren’t going to make a bit of difference if they should regain control of the House or Senate in 2010. I don’t expect them to do a damn thing about Obama-care, cap and tax, or any other Marxist act enacted during the past two years. The GOP “leadership” is part of the problem. True, they are not as MASSIVE a problem as the Dim-o-crats, but they are clearly intent on selling out the nation.
Oh, and wiggy-ziggy is a putz and should be ignored. To quote that great American philosopher, “What a maroon!”