Bush is gone but his legacy will be very hard to get rid of,,,

[benld74]

From Daily Kos:
Bush Ignored Warnings From 2000 about Deepwater Oil Spills

U.S. government regulators warned in 2000 about the myriad problems that could be caused by a deepwater oil spill. But the George W. Bush administration ignored such warnings and issued an executive order in May 2001 that pushed to speed up the search for oil.

The 2000 Shell plan also cautioned that an oil gusher wouldn't behave the same way in deepwater as one would in shallow water, where most drilling to that point had been done. "Spills in deep water may be larger due to the high production rates associated with deepwater wells and the length of time it could take to stop the source of pollution," it said.

Dennis Chew, a marine biologist who helped prepare the plan but has since retired after 21 years with the MMS, studied it again this week and said: "Bottom line, this (BP) blowout was preventable." However, he blamed the accident on human error and BP "cutting corners. . . . "
Chew and two other members of the team that prepared the Shell plan told McClatchy that MMS scientists had analyzed the potential impact of deepwater blowouts as far back as the late 1990s.

"Ten or 15 years ago, there used to be 200-page (environmental impact statements) on nothing but spills," Chew said. "It got to where people got tired of wading through them."

Bush officials, it turned out, weren't interested in listening to scientists. And Americans now are paying an enormous price:

http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2010/6/11/875072/-Bush-Ignored-Warnings-From-2000-about-Deepwater-Oil-Spills

[katmondoo]

1. We have been paying the price since Ron Reagan

[RKP5637]

4. Yep, that's about the time IMO a lot of crap started becoming more prevalent, and

profit at any cost, and the inane trickle down economic theory... that's worked really well for the majority, that is, of those that have hijacked the wealth of a supposed democracy.

Many Americans prefer to be asleep at the wheel and/or focus on the wrong priorities. I guess after we go off the cliff some more Americans might be jolted into waking up, but that well might be too late. As usual, I feel I'm watching a slow motion train wreck. And so many just love ignorance and are damn proud of ignorance.

[Blue Owl]

2. The smell of sulfur seems stronger than ever these days

He may be gone, but the damage is done -- and we are taking way too long to turn things back around.

[RKP5637]

5. +1, Yeah, good point, the smell of sulfur grows ever stronger and stronger. n/t

[SpiralHawk]

3. "Smirk." - xCommander AWOL (R)

"My legacy is the, um, inevitable result of republicon shock & awe strategery. Smirk."

- xCommander AWOL (R)

[Scurrilous]

6. K & R

:thumbsup:

[Kingofalldems]

7. Deregulation--yeah that's the ticket!!! We'll be free!!

Freepers---you effing idiots---look what you've helped cause.