On the job since day one?

[Gunner]

Liar?



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[Upgrade Dave]

This is nice politics but it's an insult to the intelligence of sane people. This would mean the President did nothing at all the first few days of the disaster. No consultations with his cabinet. No talks with BP (which it's been pretty clear that not only did that happen, BP lied during them).

 

[Gunner]

Just a little satire. Similar to Bush plotted to blow up the twin towers. In my state people are pissed. That said, he's throwing another party this week. To me he's more concerned with being a star.

 

[Upgrade Dave]

Just a little satire. Similar to Bush plotted to blow up the twin towers. In my state people are pissed. That said, he's throwing another party this week. To me he's more concerned with being a star.

People in your state should be pissed (I'm assuming you live in a Gulf Coast state) but it's important that you be pissed at the right people.

 

[Gunner]

Dude I live here. Imagine you wake up and your means of providing a living for yourself is gone while the president throws another lavish party. I wouldn't say its all his fault though.

President Obama’s Oil Spill Clean-Up Plan (Will there be a new Oil Spill Czar?)
May 27th, 2010 · No Comments

By: LINDSEY O’NEILL, ESQ.

In the wake of the worst oil spill in history… nobody can seem to figure out how to stop it or clean it up. President Obama recently said in a press conference that he’s stepping up the government’s involvement: ”I take responsibility. It is my job to make sure that everything is done to shut this down.” While those affected by the oil spill are probably more hopeful this whole mess will actually get cleaned up, some are wondering where this clean up commitment comes from since the President initially reported BP would be responsible for it.

While an oil company is legally responsible to clean up a spill under the Oil Pollution Act and Clean Water Act, if they fail or if the spill causes a substantial threat to the public or the environment, then the law appears to mandate the President get involved in accordance with his National Contingency Plan for removal of the oil.

This federal authority was put in place when the OPA amended section 311 of the Clean Water Act to clarify the federal government’s authority and responsibility after an oil spill. Before the OPA, the law sort of deferred clean-up efforts to the oil company who caused the spill. But the OPA mandated the President take action to ensure “effective and immediate removal of a discharge, and mitigation or prevention of a substantial threat of a discharge, of oil or a hazardous substance.”

33 USC § 1321(c)(1)(A) provides:

The President shall, in accordance with the National Contingency Plan and any appropriate Area Contingency Plan, ensure effective and immediate removal of a discharge, and mitigation or prevention of a substantial threat of a discharge, of oil…

Section 1321(c)(1)(B) discusses specifically what the President may do to carry out the responsibility for an oil clean-up, providing in part:

In carrying out this paragraph, the President may–
(i) remove or arrange for the removal of a discharge, and mitigate or prevent a substantial threat of a discharge, at any time;
(ii) direct or monitor all Federal, State, and private actions to remove a discharge; and
(iii) remove and, if necessary, destroy a vessel discharging, or threatening to discharge, by whatever means are available.

Furthermore, if the discharge of oil from an oil spill is determined to be a “substantial threat to public health or welfare,” then the President must take action to either remove it or mitigate it. Section 1321(c)(2)(A) provides:

If a discharge, or a substantial threat of a discharge, of oil or a hazardous substance from a vessel, offshore facility, or onshore facility is of such a size or character as to be a substantial threat to the public health or welfare of the United States (including but not limited to fish, shellfish, wildlife, other natural resources, and the public and private beaches and shorelines of the United States), the President shall direct all Federal, State, and private actions to remove the discharge or to mitigate or prevent the threat of the discharge.

We’ll see what happens next. The Whitehouse website lists all the things the various government agencies have been doing in connection with the National Contingency Plan to respond to the Gulf oil spill, namely:

The morning after the explosion, Secretary of the Interior deployed Deputy Secretary David J. Hayes to the Gulf Coast to assist with coordination and response to the event, and provide hourly reports back to the administration. Since then, DOI has played a vital role in overseeing BP’s response efforts while—at the President’s request—working to deliver a report with recommendations on what, if any, additional safety measures should be required for offshore operations. Secretary Salazar has announced that inspections of all deepwater rigs and platforms are underway. (See: http://www.whitehouse.gov/deepwater-bp-oil-spill/)

For more information about the Gulf Oil Spill and injured persons rights to compensation for their losses, visit LawInfo’s Gulf Oil Spill Lawsuits resource center.

 

[Gunner]

http://abcnews.go.com/



Poll: BP Oil Spill Response Rated Worse than Katrina
Most Favor Criminal Charges Against BP and Others Involved in the Gulf of Mexico Spill

467 comments ANALYSIS By GARY LANGER
June 7, 2010
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By more than a 2-to-1 margin, Americans support the pursuit of criminal charges in the nation's worst oil spill , with increasing numbers calling it a major environmental disaster. Eight in 10 criticize the way BP's handled it – and more people give the federal government's response a negative rating than did the response to Hurricane Katrina.


Beaches across four Gulf shore states brace for oil onslaught.
A month and a half after the spill began, 69 percent in a new ABC News/Washington Post poll rate the federal response negatively. That compares with a 62 negative rating for the response to Katrina two weeks after the August 2005 hurricane.

Click here for a PDF with full charts and questionnaire.

BP's response to the spill draws even broader criticism – 81 percent rate it negatively. And 64 percent say the government should pursue criminal charges against BP and other companies involved in the spill, which has poured oil into the Gulf from a well 5,000 feet beneath the surface since an explosion and fire destroyed the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig April 20.

Related
WATCH: Frustration and Anger in the GulfBP Chief Won't Quit Over Gulf of Mexico SpillWhat if BP Never Stopped the Oil?
The poll was conducted Thursday through Sunday, mostly before BP announced Sunday that a containment cap on the well was capturing a substantial portion of the gushing oil. Nonetheless, BP faces deep damage to its public image: Nearly three-quarters of Americans, 73 percent, see "unnecessary risks taken by BP and its drilling partners" as a significant factor in the spill.


And amid fouled beaches, oiled wildlife and closed fisheries , there's growing public dismay over the damage. Seventy-three percent now call the spill a major environmental disaster, up sharply from 55 percent in a Pew Research Center poll a month ago.

Support for pursuit of criminal charges against BP and its partners rises to 71 percent among people who call the spill a major disaster. Similarly, 73 percent favor criminal charges among those who suspect that unnecessary risks were taken by BP and its partners.

There's sharp negative intensity in views of BP. Fifty-four percent give its response the lowest rating, "poor," and 51 percent "strongly" favor examination of criminal charges against the company and its partners – both high levels of strong sentiment.

 

[thoughtone]

Just a little satire. Similar to Bush plotted to blow up the twin towers. In my state people are pissed. That said, he's throwing another party this week. To me he's more concerned with being a star.

Similar to Bush plotted to blow up the twin towers

You are equating the two?

 

[nittie]

If I didn't live here I would be hoping and wishing reps regained the White House and Congress maybe that would end this nonsense once and for all but I do live here and the thought of them in power again scares the hell outta me. If reps want to commit social, political and economical suicide they should leave the rest of us out of it.

 

[Upgrade Dave]

http://abcnews.go.com/



Poll: BP Oil Spill Response Rated Worse than Katrina
Most Favor Criminal Charges Against BP and Others Involved in the Gulf of Mexico Spill

467 comments ANALYSIS By GARY LANGER
June 7, 2010
PrintRSSFONT SIZE:SHARE:EmailTwitterFacebookMore
By more than a 2-to-1 margin, Americans support the pursuit of criminal charges in the nation's worst oil spill , with increasing numbers calling it a major environmental disaster. Eight in 10 criticize the way BP's handled it – and more people give the federal government's response a negative rating than did the response to Hurricane Katrina.


Beaches across four Gulf shore states brace for oil onslaught.
A month and a half after the spill began, 69 percent in a new ABC News/Washington Post poll rate the federal response negatively. That compares with a 62 negative rating for the response to Katrina two weeks after the August 2005 hurricane.

Click here for a PDF with full charts and questionnaire.

BP's response to the spill draws even broader criticism – 81 percent rate it negatively. And 64 percent say the government should pursue criminal charges against BP and other companies involved in the spill, which has poured oil into the Gulf from a well 5,000 feet beneath the surface since an explosion and fire destroyed the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig April 20.

Related
WATCH: Frustration and Anger in the GulfBP Chief Won't Quit Over Gulf of Mexico SpillWhat if BP Never Stopped the Oil?
The poll was conducted Thursday through Sunday, mostly before BP announced Sunday that a containment cap on the well was capturing a substantial portion of the gushing oil. Nonetheless, BP faces deep damage to its public image: Nearly three-quarters of Americans, 73 percent, see "unnecessary risks taken by BP and its drilling partners" as a significant factor in the spill.


And amid fouled beaches, oiled wildlife and closed fisheries , there's growing public dismay over the damage. Seventy-three percent now call the spill a major environmental disaster, up sharply from 55 percent in a Pew Research Center poll a month ago.

Support for pursuit of criminal charges against BP and its partners rises to 71 percent among people who call the spill a major disaster. Similarly, 73 percent favor criminal charges among those who suspect that unnecessary risks were taken by BP and its partners.

There's sharp negative intensity in views of BP. Fifty-four percent give its response the lowest rating, "poor," and 51 percent "strongly" favor examination of criminal charges against the company and its partners – both high levels of strong sentiment.

Stupidest poll ever and proof that the media can shape public opinion in a way that people believe things that are absolutely contrary to reality. The federal and local government had almost no response for well over a week while people sat on rooftops. In this case, the government's been there from the beginning but it's BP that has the technology and is supposed to have the know-how to stop this (obviously false).
Obama's main weakness apparently is his unwillingness to play the "theatre" of politics. I thought during the last administration and it's being confirmed all the time: George W. Bush was the perfect President for this country. He was simple, wasteful and easy to influence.

 

[QueEx]

Just a little satire. Similar to Bush plotted to blow up the twin towers. In my state people are pissed. That said, he's throwing another party this week. To me he's more concerned with being a star.

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Here's some non-satire with a surreal touch of irony for you:

Bush hired Haliburton to clean up and rebuild the debacle in Iraq. Haliburton repays Bush, on Obama's watch, by knowingly allowing the people on the Deepwater Horizon oil rig to use its "defective drilling mud" which caused the blow-out which cost the lives of 11 people on the right and billions in damages.​

The people in your state should be pissed, at Bush.

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