The issue of stopping the flow of oil into the gulf following the destruction of the Deep Water Horizon oil rig is an issue of operational and technological inadequacy, of decades of neglect, and industry shortsightedness, this new administration is working diligently with the tools in its possession, unfortunately the tools aren’t good enough. I know some might expect Barack Obama to go down to the bottom of the ocean and wrestle this beast into submission, but realistically speaking, it is not feasible. Nevertheless, the blame continues.
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All hail our Dark Mother, Destroyer of Illusions, may she liberate us from false consciousness and feast on the blood of demonic capitalism.
The issue of stopping the flow of oil into the gulf following the destruction of the Deep Water Horizon oil rig is an issue of operational and technological inadequacy, of decades of neglect, and industry shortsightedness, this new administration is working diligently with the tools in its possession, unfortunately the tools aren’t good enough. I know some might expect Barack Obama to go down to the bottom of the ocean and wrestle this beast into submission, but realistically speaking, it is not feasible. Nevertheless, the blame continues.
Obama's Katrina? - I Think Not
It's an issue of corporate union-busting. Of course these oil tycoons don't care about the safety of their workers. Perhaps if they had had a union they could have fought for better safety conditions-- but now 11 workers are dead because of the oil tycoons' macho tough-guy we-don't-need-safety attitude. Of course Obama, being a corporate pawn, is subservient to big corporations like BP and Haliburton.
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A government in the service of the rich
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
By: Richard Becker
Washington bows to BP's interests
On May 21, President Obama’s official spokesperson, Robert Gibbs, made an amazing admission at press conference regarding the BP’s massive oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico.
Gibbs: I would say relating to some of the earlier questioning, we’ve asked them [BP] to provide more public data on air and water quality, and we asked them 10 days ago and reiterated in a letter yesterday to provide video footage of what’s happening 5,000 feet underneath the sea.
Reporter: Why didn’t you order them to do that rather than ask them?
Gibbs: Because it’s—you can’t do that from (sic) a private company.
This brief exchange shows who is really in charge. While the U.S. government rules over the people, the corporate capitalists rule over the government.
Even as BP criminally inflicts great damage on the people and the environment, the property rights of the giant monopolies take precedence over all other considerations. This is why the Obama administration has refused to take charge of the disaster site. The government states only that BP has the needed “expertise.” Yet, BP’s record is dreadful. It is the company that led the botched containment efforts after the Exxon Valdez oil spill in 1989, allowing 11 million barrels of oil to pollute the ocean and kill wildlife.
Here’s more proof: On May 21, the Environmental Protection Agency sent a letter to BP telling it to stop using the extremely toxic Corexit “dispersant.” Dispersants are chemicals intended to break up oil and cause it to sink below the surface. Corexit’s use is untested at such a depth and in such quantities.
The day after receiving EPA’s letter, BP wrote back, refusing the government’s directive and saying, “we continue to use it.” BP has already poured 800,000 gallons of Corexit into the Gulf since the Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded on April 20.
Despite the spreading catastrophe, as waves of oil now wash over wildlife and wetlands, the Obama administration, the Coast Guard and other federal agencies continue to bow to BP’s interests.
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May 29th, 2010, 07:31 PM
It's like the financial debacle; the republicans are angry that Obama is not cleaning up the mess they made, fast enough to suit them.
The republicans promised pie in the sky if we'd just stop regulating business and industry so much. So far, we have a financial crash and the biggest oil spill in American history to show for it.
Well, I'm sure you have more time to find out actual facts when you're not shoe-shining.
Looks great, Mr. Obama! Yes, we can!
Evil people would like to take those that they hate and blame them for the World's problems.
They delight in death, suffering and self-righteousness all the while saying that they are walking with God. They are neither light nor salt, but revolting garbage.
Looks great, Mr. Obama! Yes, we can! 
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