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kpete (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-22-10 12:08 PM Original message |
Month after oil spill, why is BP still in charge? |
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eleny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-22-10 12:17 PM Response to Original message |
1. Can't you wait for the commission to do its thing? |
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bluestateguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-22-10 12:18 PM Response to Original message |
2. Suddenly all of these small government Southern conservatives want a government takeover |
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OregonBlue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-22-10 12:21 PM Response to Original message |
3. The law makes BP responsible and it would be a violation of the law for the government to take this |
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scentopine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-22-10 12:24 PM Response to Reply #3 |
4. Executive Order -nt |
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Igel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-22-10 09:35 PM Response to Reply #4 |
31. Oh, goodie. |
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rebecca_herman (494 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-22-10 02:46 PM Response to Reply #3 |
18. Seems like a bad law |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-22-10 07:26 PM Response to Reply #18 |
28. There is no such law. nt |
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ljm2002 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-22-10 10:40 PM Response to Reply #28 |
37. Please see this thread... |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-22-10 07:26 PM Response to Reply #3 |
27. Bullshit. The law states that BP cannot do anything which does not positively effect |
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Usrename (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-22-10 10:04 PM Response to Reply #3 |
36. There is a national oil spill response plan that should be law. |
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Liberal Veteran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-22-10 12:25 PM Response to Original message |
5. Surely the invisible hand of the free market will wave its magic wand and make it go away? |
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ShamelessHussy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-22-10 12:30 PM Response to Original message |
6. if the gov takes over, then BP can/will blame them for any/all damages. which may be the WH fear BUT |
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aquart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-22-10 12:41 PM Response to Reply #6 |
10. Energy is too vital to our economy and national security to be in private hands. |
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ShamelessHussy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-22-10 09:46 PM Response to Reply #10 |
32. excellent point, comrade - in my best glen beck sneer |
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and-justice-for-all (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-22-10 12:36 PM Response to Original message |
7. Because it is their fucking mess... |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-22-10 07:23 PM Response to Reply #7 |
26. So the people who were so incompetent that they CAUSED the disaster |
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and-justice-for-all (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-22-10 09:18 PM Response to Reply #26 |
30. Tough shit.... |
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ShamelessHussy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-22-10 09:51 PM Response to Reply #7 |
33. technically, it's all our mess now... |
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Dream Girl (153 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-22-10 12:39 PM Response to Original message |
8. It would be extremely dumb for Obama to insert the government into this mess. |
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donco6 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-22-10 01:01 PM Response to Reply #8 |
13. Yeah, gee, 3D chess and all. |
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William Z. Foster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-22-10 01:02 PM Response to Reply #8 |
14. WTF? |
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donco6 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-22-10 07:16 PM Response to Reply #14 |
23. It's RAMPANT here lately. |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-22-10 07:19 PM Response to Reply #14 |
25. The ghosts of Reagan and Friedman have possessed many here lately |
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robinblue (385 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-22-10 01:37 PM Response to Reply #8 |
17. It is already his "Katrinia"! Quess now is What to do about the mess besides |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-22-10 07:17 PM Response to Reply #8 |
24. Spoken like a devoted Reaganite |
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ShamelessHussy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-22-10 09:56 PM Response to Reply #8 |
34. have you been paying any attention? the gov has been involved since day 1 |
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earth mom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-22-10 11:22 PM Response to Reply #8 |
38. Obama refuses to listen to scientists and people like Al Gore because he's smart?! |
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Cetacea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-22-10 12:40 PM Response to Original message |
9. Because they are always on the verge of fixing it! |
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MisterP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-22-10 12:58 PM Response to Original message |
11. why are we still in Iraq and Afghanistan? |
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donco6 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-22-10 01:00 PM Response to Reply #11 |
12. Why are gays still kicked out of the military? |
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hayu_lol (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-22-10 01:05 PM Response to Reply #11 |
16. The only 'experts' in this situation are those who caused... |
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donco6 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-22-10 07:15 PM Response to Reply #16 |
22. That's not even logical. |
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ShamelessHussy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-22-10 09:59 PM Response to Reply #16 |
35. yikes, can't imagine anything more scary then incompetency being held up as expert leadership |
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Octafish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-22-10 01:04 PM Response to Original message |
15. Same reason Gates still runs the Pentagon. |
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amborin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-22-10 02:50 PM Response to Original message |
19. BP is making Obama look weak |
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Catherina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-22-10 02:51 PM Response to Original message |
20. Because they're the main oil supplier to the the US military propping up Capitalism |
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sam kane (326 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-22-10 05:16 PM Response to Original message |
21. This is insane. It is not a "spill", that implies it is over. nt. |
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WillyT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-22-10 08:36 PM Response to Original message |
29. Big K & R !!! |
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