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I sometimes think BP is dragging their feet because they want the USA to take over the cleanup effort, that way they can throw their hands up in the air and say "Hey! We tried!" and then fob the cleanup bill off on the taxpayers.

Also, the thought just occurred to me, what's going to happen if a hurricane blows through those oil saturated waters this summer?

This is so out of control.
As the White House demonstrates its incompetence, the Libertarians make a good point.


If someone believes in the separation of Church and State, that does not make that person anti-Church or anti-State. Just someone who is anti-mixing them up together.

The type of libertarianism that believes in the separation of Business and State isn't anti-Business or anti-State. Just anti-mixing them up, and against the mix that leads to untold levels of corruption and incompetence.

>> ^Trancecoach:

The type of libertarianism that believes in the separation of Business and State isn't anti-Business or anti-State. Just anti-mixing them up, and against the mix that leads to untold levels of corruption and incompetence.


Yes it does...but letting business people simply make decisions based on their bottom line is equally crazy as was demonstrated in the stock market crash. You let people do what they want...they'll slit eachothers throats sometimes. Best to find a happy medium.

>> ^rougy:

I sometimes think BP is dragging their feet because they want the USA to take over the cleanup effort, that way they can throw their hands up in the air and say "Hey! We tried!" and then fob the cleanup bill off on the taxpayers.
Also, the thought just occurred to me, what's going to happen if a hurricane blows through those oil saturated waters this summer?


And then, what happens if that oil hurricane finds a spark?

Firecane! Coming to a coast near you.

>> ^Yogi:


they'll slit each others throats


No doubt. How about letting foreign governments make decisions simply based on their bottom line?

Turkey and Brazil, a supposed ally and a neighbor, pandering to Iran. U.S. response?

North Korea sinks a South Korean boat killing a bunch of young cadets. U.S. response? Oh yes, a warning, followed by a stronger warning, then an unspecific threat, then followed by asking China for help on what to do. China does whatever China does. U.S. response?

Israel does what it wants and gets...yeah, a scolding. Israel's enemies do what they want and they also get...you guessed it, a more serious scolding.

Russia makes a fuss about the Polish defense system and the U.S....of course, we don't want to upset anyone so lets scrap the whole idea.

At least the government is acting domestically. BP or whomever poisons the U.S. coast and they get...a finger pointed at them.

The car industry mismanages their business, U.S. response? A strong scolding, followed by several billion dollars.

Wall Street does what it shouldn't...now they really got a major scolding!... preceded and followed by even more money.

Insurance companies have been abusing people for too long...shame on them... Now everyone has to buy health insurance from them!

But to be fair, the government has scolded itself too...close Guantanamo Bay Detention Center in one year...followed by...who knows? No one seems to care about that anymore.

At least we are pulling out of Iraq by the date Bush agreed to...or are we?

But it's not all negative, there must be a positive achievement somewhere, in at least one of the major issues: war, health care, environment, economy, immigration, or something.

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