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President Obama is a Reagan Republican . . . Reagan wanted to wipe out the DEMs and Obama signed up for the dearth dealing.
Yes Obama is a 1000x better than Bush, Clinton, Bush and Reagan. But that's not saying much. He's not better than Carter, even if his image seems better!
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Obama is campaigning still. He was very careful to avoid any binding obligation to anyone, BP, Congress, the American People, Alternative Energy, Conservatives, Conserva-Dems, Progressives, corporations, foreign countries ("like China"), small business, and especially HIMSELF and HIS ADMINISTRATION!!!!
I understand that he can't make it all go away, nor sweep it under the rug (no matter how many dispersants are used). I understand that for the foreseeable future the Gulf Coast is Toast.
How he can sit there and talk about the paltry efforts being made with alternative energy is unacceptable. He has to do more than suggest we need an alternative plan, he has to actually outline an overall strategy, implement tactics and demand incorporation immediately.
N
(Sorry for preaching to the choir)
God will help us! Have faith and God will smile upon the American people!
We needed the President to kick ass and what we got was a minister.
In an article she titled, "Oil Good; Democrats Bad" in October 2000, Ann Coulter said, "The ethic of conservation is the explicit abnegation of man's dominion over the Earth. The lower species are here for our use. God said so: Go forth, be fruitful, multiply, and rape the planet -- it's yours. That's our job: drilling, mining and stripping. Sweaters are the anti-Biblical view. Big gas-guzzling cars with phones and CD players and wet bars -- that's the Biblical view."
What does she think now? I hope someone asks her.
(abnegation = denial and rejection of a doctrine)
http://townhall.com/columnists/AnnCoulter/2000/10/12/oil_good;_democrats_bad?page=full&comments=true
The ONE thing President Obama said that almost worked was when he pointed out that for the last thirty years, America had pursued an energy policy that leads to this and USA owning 2% of the oil and using a quarter of it . . .
What he shoulda said was:
For the last 30 years since President Ronald Reagan pulled the solar panels off the roof of the White House and triggered the disastrous policy America has fervently pursued . . .
My kingdom for a leader in the White House.
I felt the speech was as well crafted as any of his other speeches, but I don't think a well crafted speech is appropriate for this situation. I'm afraid that Obama is retreating to his comfort zone, falling back on what has worked for him before, but this isn't a campaign in which you build a consensus. Damn the torpedos, make a decision, and do what it takes to make it happen... or go down fighting.
Prayer belongs in church, decisions belong in the Oval Office.
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Did the President's speech last night represent change we can believe in?
Heck no!!! What I saw last night was essentially a pep-talk - lotsa sound, VERY little substance.
Moreover, most of what I read this morning seems to state that there's essentially NO momentum in the Senate for anything that smells remotely like Cap & Trade, and that we're more likely to get an Energy-Only bill from them, rather than a comprehensive Energy and Climate bill.
There's at least a tiny bit of good news on that front, though. One of Thom's Senators, Jeff Merkley (D, Oregon) has proposed a truly progressive energy bill. details at the links below.
http://www.grist.org/article/2010-06-14-energy-politics-in-the-senate-wh...
http://merkley.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/Senator%20Merkley%20-%20America%...
Oh how I longed for a stirring call to action - and what we got was, well, more of the same. I grieve for this planet and what we've done and continue to do to it and all it's beings.
I was surprised as all get-out that President Obama did not beat the nuclear drum . . . again.
All-in-all, President Obama gave a speech that could have only inspired BP's attorneys and the disloyal opposition. It was in line with his on-going refusal to rise to our nation's needs and do the things that would fix shit.
To sum it all up: “Heckuva Job, Obama . . . “
Alvin Greene Fun Facts:
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0610/38433.html
http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2010/06/crew_investigate_alvin_greene.php#comments#_login#comment-3973860
thom have hand surgery on my left & right shoulders. after the operation it was very painful. cortisone shots can work if done by a good sports doctor. they have to hit the right spot. if the doctor dosen't squeeze and poke and get a feel of the problem he doesnt know what he is doing also their are more then one kind of cortisone ask for the longest lasting one a sport doctor will know. in my case it would hurt for one day after the shot then be good for three to six months. i had shoulder problems for more then ten years before surgery. good luck.
You were wrong when you said that CBS scrubbed the interview about BP taking shortcuts. Just kidding about the "you were wrong" part. I just watched it last week, and I found it again by going to the 60 Minutes Home page and going to the "NEWSMAKERS" section. You can scroll sideways through this section with the little arrows on the right of the "NEWSMAKERS" title bar. The links are below, and I hope this is what you're looking for!
Deepwater Horizon's Blowout, Part 1: http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=6490348n
Deepwater Horizon's Blowout, Part 2: http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=6490378n
Thom/Louise: This comment doesn't have anything to do with BP. It is a reply to Thom's comments last week about treatment for Frozen Shoulder, and his invitation for comments from listeners.
Under light general anesthesia (e.g., versed), your physician could manipulate your shoulder and relieve your "frozen shoulder" and "unlock" it. You will awaken greatly improved. It will still take weeks to fully recover, but the pain and restricted movement should be dramatically improved. Kaiser Hospital in Southern California performs this treatment with good result. Skip a surgical procedure which is painful and costly, and avoid no treatment which could mean 18 months to recover. Hope you get well soon. Best Wishes.
Plug-a-bugger Plug-a-bugger Plug-a-bugger, cha cha cha!
@Jeanie, re: #59 - You seem to assume that there's another government on this planet who knows how to handle this. This is a whole new animal, Jeanie - it's the deepest, highest-pressure well that's ever gone rogue. BP lied to everybody (the gov't, their own contractors, etc.) about how deep they had to drill to hit this well in the first place. There may be a lot of educated guesses about what to do, but nobody can really claim to KNOW what to do ... it's ALL guesswork at this point!
To state the same thing in a different way, if there was ANYBODY who really knew how to handle this nightmare-well, the bugger would've been plugged before April turned into May.
"The faster the ship sinks the sooner we can rebuild our democracy."
How did that work for Germany in the 1930s?
re: #61, yer welcome! One more tip: Whenever you go to the sun, go at night!
Thom, Regarding the caller who disagreed with you in ALL CAPS:
When you were getting talked over by Kreutzer you stated that there is an assumption that that there folk in America would be okay with the continuing aggression in Afghanistan because they did not see non-white, non-protestants as humans. I do not remember you assigning a percentage or saying that a majority of folk fit this category BUT I believe that is what he misinterpreted.
@#55 Wow- that's excitng Harry. Thx for the tip. That will be a great reserach topic for me for my new solar column in the EXAMINER. if you think of anything else, please let me know!
petrochemical products, like latex, disintegrate if exposed to petroleum
mstaggerlee,
So if we pretend that the safety of our citizens is at risk and this gives us some right to pre-emptively attack another country, I think other countries have the right to do the same to us and kick BP (and us) out of the way and take over the oil capping operations.
Ira needs to go to a patent lawyer. Although Coca Cola s patent is still pending, for good reason.
re: #56 "Dances with Molecules"
I heard on NPR earlier that Kevin Costner and his water cleaning process is being engaged in the gulf