Here’s a paragraph from Wall Street Journal
Forget the headline, I won’t even discuss that
Obama to Reopen Oil Drilling
Here’s the magic paragraph.
Retired U.S. Coast Guard Admiral Thad Allen, who heads the federal response, said BP’s latest emergency containment system is on track to capture as much as 15,000 barrels of oil per day, which is the maximum amount of oil the drill ship on the surface can process. BP’s latest update on the rate of recovery late Monday implies that the containment procedure is approaching that limit. Any leakage beyond 15,000 barrels per day will continue to go into the sea until a second ship arrives, likely in mid-June.
.So, for all those asking “What do you want him to do?
We don’t want Obama to personally get a scuba diving gear and plug the hole. Just talk to your Coast Guard Admiral in LA and send him what he needs like you promised. Today, not mid-June. Get a frakking ship to process that oil over 15,000 barrels!
This guy can’t wait that long
Then bill BP.
More on the reasons for this idiocy
Oil Spill Expert: BP Is ‘Groping In the Dark’
“They’re groping in the dark because they’ve never permitted actual estimates to be made,” said Ian MacDonald, a Florida State oceanography professor. “They said a dozen times on television that 5,000 barrels a day was the rate of this spill, and all their engineering was driven by that. Clearly, they were underestimating what kind of capacity they needed.”
And we know full well they were not the only ones lowballing the amounts. Watch this for proof that the White House was declaring lower numbers that were briefed about
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4 comments
June 8, 2010 at 8:11 pm
cj
Thank you, I’m so damned tired of hearing that preposterous, Barack in scuba gear strawman. You’re doing a wonderful job keeping on top of this, edge.
I hate to bring her up because I can’t stomach her politics, but Sarah Palin takes him on about not meeting with Tony Hayward. I have to give her props for the way she dealt with the oil execs in Alaska, so on this subject, the woman absolutely knows what she’s talking about.
http://www.facebook.com/sarahpalin?v=app_2347471856&ref=ts
June 8, 2010 at 9:15 pm
kc
What a great post!! thank you for saying what I’ve been thinking. I am so tired of people on TV saying “but, what else can he do?” I could think of many things he could do—-like having tons of tankers out there sucking that crap up, and calling other countries and borrowing their skimmers and building berms a month ago before the crud hit the marshland. I could go on and on, but—-
June 8, 2010 at 9:18 pm
kc
and also–I feel like crying everytime I see those poor birds. I’d much rather see Tony Hayward covered in oil.
June 8, 2010 at 9:48 pm
hennie1
Me too.
It seems like nothing is getting done. It didn’t help going on the Today show this morning talking about whose ass to kick. I don’t think Spike Lee gives very good advice. He needs to take some advice from James Carville instead.