Thread: I guess BP stands for "Broken Promises"

I personally am scouring the news channels for the vid of Kayne West saying...
"Barack Obama Hates Gulf Coast People"

Yeah I KNOW it is out there someplace, anyone have the link????

I was wondering when this will show up on SRP

I agree with BladeRunner001. Hindsight is always 20/20, but if you look at the economy and the politics before April it's a whole different story.

It's not a straightforward problem either - what kind of events do you plan for? There is a cost to benefit analysis that the both ends of the spectrum are avoiding.

But as usual it is a lot more exciting to talk politics than policy.

Originally Posted by gugi

I was wondering when this will show up on SRP


But as usual it is a lot more exciting to talk politics than policy.

Well Duhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh of course it is...
you meanie

Everyone likes to take advantage of things. The media are making a bundle on this. Everyone who hates Obama is just waiting to blame him for as much as they can for political advantage.

The fact is this thing happened and it's easy to monday morning quarterback the situation but really there is no answer to this, no miracles or technology save the day and folks are having a hard time accepting it.

It's just going to have to playl itself out and we'll do whatever pitiful steps we can to clean it up.

Originally Posted by thebigspendur

Everyone who hates Obama is just waiting to blame him for as much as they can for political advantage.

Anyone who blames Obama for the spill is an idiot. That said President Barack Obama sure has shown the world his inability or unwillingness to be a leader on this.

I did steel erection for some of the biggest companies in the USA. United States Steel's construction division, American Bridge, Allied Structural Steel out of MN, the second largest at one time. Many others. While safety was a concern for some more than others they bid that stuff by the ton and getting the job done for the least dollars is always the primary concern. 'Don't worry about the mule, just load the wagon' is the usual attitude towards the workers. Same in mining, oil drilling, construction, or any other job where there are potentially dangerous conditions and a bottom line to look out for. Whenever there is a disaster like in the mines recently or on the drilling platform there are hearings and publicity for a week or two and then it dies down and becomes the same old same old.

Unfortunately, imho politics and policy are inseparable. Policies, in whatever area of society--energy, education, welfare, economic growth and sustainability, environment, etc.--are all influenced and shaped by politics to such an extent that it is nearly impossible to separate the two. And political outcomes, just like policies, have both intended and unintended consequences.

It's a perfect scheme. They can't "fix" it, so the gov't charges millions in fines and clean up. Gives the gov't a little play money and gives people (clean up crews) some job security. The more we can ruin, the more we can rebuild and put that money into the economy.

What confuses me is how the administration is going to get 'somebody' for criminal action. I don't know how this can happen since 1) the incident happened in international waters and 2) the head honchos aren't US citizens.

This incident should be enough to ban all underwater oil drilling forever anywhere in the world or at least in the waters surrounding North , Central, and South America !!!!!