Is this criticism on how Obama is handling the oil spill legitimate?
Yes
No
maybe/I do not know
I say no. It is nothing more than payback for all the stupid libs who bashed over Hurricane Katrina.
It's not his job to "handle" the spill, that's what BP is supposed to do.
As long as the Coast Guard is monitoring the remediation efforts, as well as, the repair of the leaking line, they are doing their job.
Apparently some people think a lawyer can take charge of a highly technical engineering problem.
Join me as I laugh at them.
Apparently some people think a lawyer can take charge of a highly technical engineering problem.
Join me as I laugh at them.
It's not his job to "handle" the spill, that's what BP is supposed to do.
As long as the Coast Guard is monitoring the remediation efforts, as well as, the repair of the leaking line, they are doing their job.
Is this criticism on how Obama is handling the oil spill legitimate?
Yes
No
maybe/I do not know
I say no. It is nothing more than payback for all the stupid libs who bashed over Hurricane Katrina.
The company should do what it can until assistance arrives from localities and if need be the state.If the local power company has a generator that blows and sparks a wildfire that begins to encroach on homes do you think its the power companies job to organize, initiate, and perform the stoppage of the fire or are you expecting at the point that it becomes a community thread that the local governments fire department and possibly some state representitives move in to determine what to do and assure the safety of the population from a threat that has increased its scope beyond simply that businesses worry?
He should be making decisions to allow progress to be made.To me this is that on a larger scale. Do I think Obama should be in there directing traffic and making the engineering plans? Absolutely not. Do I think the Federal Government shouldn't be playing the pass the buck game while waiting weeks and weeks for "BP to do its job" all the while being derelict in their duty with regards to a potential threat spanning multiple states and occuring within United States water, absolutely.
Is this criticism on how Obama is handling the oil spill legitimate?
Yes
No
maybe/I do not know
I say no. It is nothing more than payback for all the stupid libs who bashed over Hurricane Katrina.
I know you're listed as a libertarian so I know this could be an interesting answer.
Do you think the Federal Government has a roll to play with regards to "handling" natural disaster recovery when it causes damage to multiple states?
This inicident is proving a threat to the economy and environment of a multitude of STATES, plural, and provides a security risk in general to the United States in regards to the potential damage it presents to the economy, the increased need in the importing of oil and less strategic internal reserves both with the loss of this one and potential loss of others through regulation, and blockage of water ways.
If the local power company has a generator that blows and sparks a wildfire that begins to encroach on homes do you think its the power companies job to organize, initiate, and perform the stoppage of the fire or are you expecting at the point that it becomes a community thread that the local governments fire department and possibly some state representitives move in to determine what to do and assure the safety of the population from a threat that has increased its scope beyond simply that businesses worry?
To me this is that on a larger scale. Do I think Obama should be in there directing traffic and making the engineering plans? Absolutely not. Do I think the Federal Government shouldn't be playing the pass the buck game while waiting weeks and weeks for "BP to do its job" all the while being derelict in their duty with regards to a potential threat spanning multiple states and occuring within United States water, absolutely.
President Obama said, "In case you were wondering who's responsible, I take responsibility. It is my job to make sure that everything is done to shut this down.
You do understand that taking responsibility "to make sure that everything is done to shut this down" and being to blame for the event are two different things, don't you? Or perhaps not.:slapme:
You do understand that taking responsibility "to make sure that everything is done to shut this down" and being to blame for the event are two different things, don't you? Or perhaps not.:slapme:
You do understand that taking responsibility "to make sure that everything is done to shut this down" and being to blame for the event are two different things, don't you? Or perhaps not.:slapme:
What scares me is that BP was one of Obama's biggest campaign contributors. Its fair to criticize if he is soft on BP. As long as he doesn't apologize and bow to their feet like that one Republican (forget his name).
However it is the joint responsibility of both the govt and BP at this point. Why? It is the duty of the Fed govt to protect us and defend us. This oil spill is dangering lives ... so either Obama has to wake up or BP will go down, something's gotta give.
Apparently some people think a lawyer can take charge of a highly technical engineering problem.
Join me as I laugh at them.
are you familiar with the terms of the 1994 disaster plan? who's desk does the buck stop at for it not being outfitted as required by law?
are you familiar with the terms of the 1994 disaster plan? who's desk does the buck stop at for it not being outfitted as required by law?
And that somehow means Obama can somehow magically fix the problem that originated before his time in office?
Did I expect Bush to be able to fix a problem on the ISS? No. Do I expect Obama to be able to plug the well? No. But hell, why use logic?
Sure the buck stops on his desk. But that doesn't mean he actually do anything about it now any more then Hayward can.
So what you're saying is the President is incompetent.
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