Conservatives seek gov't solutions after oil spill

[Jermyn Davidson]

(R) Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour states, "I'm not going to criticize the president for political reasons. I don't think it serves any purpose. I don't think it would be fair."


http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_oil_spill_conservatives



Interesting, to say the least.

[Ferd]

"There's nothing inherently contradictory in saying we believe in smaller government and demanding that the government protect public safety," Brooks said.



Quoted from the article. and that is about as far as anyone needs to read. It sint interesting. It is simple truth. It is what all conservatives believe.

[Praxeas]

The media should be all over BO as should black america for being such a racist to have caused this oil spill then done nothing about it, the same way they bashed GW on the Katrina incident

[Ferd]

Originally Posted by Praxeas

The media should be all over BO as should black america for being such a racist to have caused this oil spill then done nothing about it, the same way they bashed GW on the Katrina incident

GWB got hammered for waiting 2 days (as per FEMA regulations) before doing anything.

Its been a month and a half and all Barak Obama has done is walk a beach in pretty slacks.

Yet he is getting a pass.

its idiocy.

[Jermyn Davidson]

Originally Posted by Praxeas

The media should be all over BO as should black america for being such a racist to have caused this oil spill then done nothing about it, the same way they bashed GW on the Katrina incident

Originally Posted by Ferd

GWB got hammered for waiting 2 days (as per FEMA regulations) before doing anything.

Its been a month and a half and all Barak Obama has done is walk a beach in pretty slacks.

Yet he is getting a pass.

its idiocy.

The way the law is set up, the Federal government could not do more than what has been done in the time that has passed.

Coast Guard (Feds) was on the scene and working with BP from the beginning.


The President did not seek to circumvent the system, which would have fed more fuel to the idea that he wants to take over everything-- once this is all fixed.

[Ferd]

Originally Posted by Jermyn Davidson

The way the law is set up, the Federal government could not do more than what has been done in the time that has passed.

Coast Guard (Feds) was on the scene and working with BP from the beginning.


The President did not seek to circumvent the system, which would have fed more fuel to the idea that he wants to take over everything-- once this is all fixed.

The way the law is set up did not cause the Feds (Army corps of Eng.) from spending 3 weeks to tell Jindal that they would pay for 1 buffer island and he could pay for 5.

that is utter bunk. There are many things that the feds could and should have done but they have not acted and besides sending lawyers down there to figure out how to sue BP.

[Jermyn Davidson]

Originally Posted by Ferd

The way the law is set up did not cause the Feds (Army corps of Eng.) from spending 3 weeks to tell Jindal that they would pay for 1 buffer island and he could pay for 5.

that is utter bunk. There are many things that the feds could and should have done but they have not acted and besides sending lawyers down there to figure out how to sue BP.

Like what?

And who will you blame-- the Coast Guard?

Let's blame the President because it happened on his watch-- which is the naturally logical thing to do. I now redirect you to Governor Barbour's quote.

[Ferd]

Originally Posted by Jermyn Davidson

Like what?

And who will you blame-- the Coast Guard?

Let's blame the President because it happened on his watch-- which is the naturally logical thing to do. I now redirect you to Governor Barbour's quote.

Barbour is a good guy. I like him. I dont always agree with him.

There are several things that could have been done that have not been done (like the one I just pointed out).

I can go on. Jindal has requested and been refused a number of things. I blame the president for delays that can and should have been avoided.

I do not blame him for the spill. I do not blame him for some of the failed efforts.

I do blame him for not requiring that they start drilling a relief well immedately. we are now 6 weeks in and no RW is in sight. it takes about 2 months to get one done. As it stands, we could see this going on until dec.

the law does not prevent BHO from acting and he has not done much but talk.

[pelathais]

Originally Posted by Jermyn Davidson

The way the law is set up, the Federal government could not do more than what has been done in the time that has passed.

Coast Guard (Feds) was on the scene and working with BP from the beginning.


The President did not seek to circumvent the system, which would have fed more fuel to the idea that he wants to take over everything-- once this is all fixed.

No offense, Bro; but I'll call you on the "way the law is set up" statement. Just what law are you referring to?

The simple fact of the matter is; the Feds and everyone else have pretty much left BP in charge of shutting down the pipe because in the best estimation of the Feds - BP is the the best resource for doing that.

Time will tell if that was a good bet on the part of the Federal government. Given the fact that this spill is in waters under Federal jurisdiction gives the President huge discretionary powers.

He could declare the whole site - indeed, everything in the Gulf more than 2 miles off shore a Federal Disaster Area, quarantine the Gulf of Mexico, requisition everything that floats from Bar Harbor, Maine, to Brownsville, TX, and start sending the Five Magical Musical Tones to signal that we need help from the aliens in Close Encounters.

So far, he has come short of doing that. Time will tell if he has made the right decision.

[pelathais]

Originally Posted by Ferd

Barbour is a good guy. I like him. I dont always agree with him.

There are several things that could have been done that have not been done (like the one I just pointed out).

I can go on. Jindal has requested and been refused a number of things. I blame the president for delays that can and should have been avoided.

I do not blame him for the spill. I do not blame him for some of the failed efforts.

I do blame him for not requiring that they start drilling a relief well immedately. we are now 6 weeks in and no RW is in sight. it takes about 2 months to get one done. As it stands, we could see this going on until dec.

the law does not prevent BHO from acting and he has not done much but talk.

The relief well was a no brainer. Maybe the depth has everyone scared off for now, but it was the relief well that finally put a stop to the Ixtoc spill of 1979-1980.