Saturday, June 26, 2010

The Idiocy Continues

The idiocy continues: Gulf Coast Governors are leaving National Guard troops idle as oil continues to gush into the Gulf of Mexico. Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal is saying that BP and the Coast Guard have to assign those troops individual tasks to do, while President Obama is urging those troops to be called up as soon as possible.

So what we have here is another Katrina in the making. Washington saying one thing, states saying another- both pointing fingers, all the while environmental damage grows and oil continues to spill. AWESOME.

This country put a man on the moon, yet can't seem to plug a hole 5,000 ft. underwater. What's wrong with that picture? The government, rightly, I have to admit, is correct that BP should pay for the clean-up costs and clean up its own mess, but the regulatory failure (an agency in the pocket of the industry it was supposed to be regulating) combined with the contradiction emerging from Washington (wanting regulation while simultaneously refusing to clean up the mess) is going to lead nowhere good. BP has no fiscal responsibility to anyone but its shareholders and if it decides to declare bankruptcy to protect its assets, then the United States Government is going to look like the bunch no-talent ass clowns they actually are.

Cynical? Bet your ass. Truthful? Damn right.

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