On Jun 15, 1:37Â*pm, bpnjensen wrote:
On Jun 15, 1:24Â*pm, Walter Harding wrote:



On Jun 14, 6:41Â*pm, bpnjensen wrote:

On Jun 14, 4:52Â*pm, Walter Harding wrote:

On Jun 13, 3:20Â*pm, Joe Cool wrote:

On Jun 13, 5:48Â*pm, ∅baMa∅ Tse Dung wrote:

Last week, Senator Bill Nelson, Democrat of Florida, tried to bring a
small group of journalists with him on a trip he was taking through
the gulf on a Coast Guard vessel. But at about 10 p.m. on the evening
before the trip, someone from the Department of Homeland Security’s
legislative affairs office called the senator’s office to tell them
that no journalists would be allowed.

“No further elaboration� was given...

“We were questioned extensively. Who was on the aircraft? Who did they
work for? The minute we mentioned media, the answer was: ‘Not
allowed.’�

From the start, the administration has seemed intent on allowing BP to
operate in near-total secrecy.

"near-total secrecy"?!?!?!?!? You have GOT to be kidding me.

Just what planet do Â*you live on????

I believe, as of this writing, nearly two months after the explosion,
Obama STILL hasn't meet with the President of BP.

Nor has he any intention of doing it -

Yes, he does. Â*He's doing so this week.

there is not much use in it.

One can only marvel at how disconnected from reality the left has
become.

The pres. of BP does not call the shots - Hayward pretty much does all
of it.

Obama hasn't met with Tony Hayward, either.- Hide quoted text -

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And what would "Drill Here Drill Now Drill Baby Drill Keep on Drillin"
McCain/Palin have done?

First would be to allow drilling in shallow water and on land, where
it's far safer. We didn't see drilling accidents like this happen is
Alaska when Governor Palin was in charge.

Next, President Palin wouldn't have filled the Department of Interior
with incompetent, corrupt fools like Obama did. McCain/Palin would
have made damned certain that the MMS was staffed with people who knew
what the Hell they were doing, instead of the
politically connected, corrupt seat warmers we are currently saddled
with. McCain/Palin's people would have grilled BP endlessly, demanding
detailed instructions on the plans. McCain/Palin's people would know
the actual risks, and would never have used the Obama rubber stamp.
McCain/Palin's people would have also demanded to see a detailed
account of their plans if the oil leaked.

You know, their jobs.

The same job that was done under President Bush.

The same job that was done under President Clinton.

The same job that was done under President Bush.

The same job that was done under President Reagan.

The same job that was done under President Carter.

The same job that was done under President Ford.

The same job that was done under President Nixon.

We have to go all the way back to the Johnson administration to find a
disastrous drilling leak. Nothing a fraction as bad as this, of
course.

WHAT OBAMA DID: Nominate BP for a federal safety award.

2. Under McCain/Palin, Homeland Security would have been properly
equited to handle the clean up, and to take over the oil rig if
neccessary.
There would have been none of this "we don't have the tools." McCain/
Palin understands priorities.

WHAT DID OBAMA THINK WAS MORE IMPORTANT TO SPEND MONEY ON THAT TO STOP
AND CLEAN UP THE DRILLING ACCIDENT:

$50,000,000,000.00 of taxpayers money to pay off the Unions.


3. On the day the oil rig sprung, McCain would have been on the air
within minutes, and on AF1 within the hour to New Orleans where he
would have and a long, very loud one way discussion with BP
executives. If the execs were lucky. If not, they would have gotten
Mama Grizzly Palin.

WHAT OBAMA DID: Cracked wise at a Barbara Boxer fund raiser.

4. If McCain/Palin's Secretary of the Interior was stupid enough to
go on vacation on the same day as Obama's SOI was, he or she would
have been greeted at the Grand Cayon with a dozen members of the Navy
Seals who would have "escorted" him back to his job.

WHAT OBAMA'S SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR DID: Sent back a 3D post card
to the President of the Grand Canyon, with the inscription; "Having a
wonderful time - glad your not here! XXXOOO Kenny"

5. Climbed onto the rig about six hours before it was, strictly
speaking, safe to do so. McCain then would have long discussion with
the head of the rig. Followed by a quick meeting with each worked,
where they would be asked if they were up to the job, and what they
needed to get the job done.

WHAT OBAMA DID: Quietly canceled the BP safety luncheon. Then golf.

6. McCain would have then returned to the oval office, where he would
have had the weak rig workers replaced, and given BP what it needed to
get the job done. Or else.

WHAT OBAMA DID: Sang "Hey Jude" with Paul McCartney,

7. McCain/Palin then would have gone on the air, to talk directly the
the American people. he would have called for a massive volunteer
effort
to help save our coasts. He would have gotten everything that floats
to use straw to clear as much oil as possible. There would be church
groups that would have filled bags with rocks and sacks, and private
citizens with trucks would have delivered them where needed. He would
have said something like "I'm not asking your to be a POW for your
country. I'm not asking you to die. I'm not even asking you bleed.
I'm asking you to sweat al little. To take an early vacation and work
for a week or so to help save America.

WHAT OBAMA DID - refuse help from England because they didn't fill out
the paperwork properly.

WHAT ELSE OBAMA DID - Refused help from 13 other countries who offered
to help.

Under McCain/Palin, the barriers would have been long completed, and
would be currently be strengthened to make them hurricane resistant.
Dissolvents would have been dropped by federal 130s, and much of the
oil would have been removed from the water.

McCain would have appealed to what's best in America. The nation
would have risen to the occasion.

WHAT OBAMA DID: Appeal to what's worst in America - finger poiting
and calls for borderline fascist demands. "We'll keep our boots on
BP's throat."

McCain would have lead.