Will they fix that oil spill thingie or do they just wait....

[MrFun]

****. Now I need to re-evaluate my position.

[DinoDoc]

You are then trying to paint it as Obama's administration shifting responsibility to BP.

Legally the President has the authority and the duty to act this is especially true as BP has shown itself to be untrustworthy and ineffectual in dealing with this crisis.

[Asher]

The government won't to do any better. Any true small-government believer would know that. Anyone who understands the complexities of the situation should know that.

[Asher]

I should also point the "untrustworthy" and "ineffectual" argument you're using sounds like an argument someone may make to demolish the HMO/privatized health care system and develop a fully socialized health care system.

[The Mad Monk]

No you're not Asher, I think we should let BP handle it because there's no way the government could be any better

Yep.

[giblets]

I agree that in this kind of situation, the government's role should be to make sure the corporation cleans up the mess and pays for the damage. The government shouldn't be running the clean up if it can avoid it.

[The Mad Monk]

Legally the President has the authority and the duty to act this is especially true as BP has shown itself to be untrustworthy and ineffectual in dealing with this crisis.

To echo Oerdin's point, BP is taking care of this because it's the only one that can. Obama is right to let them do the heavy lifting.

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Obama is also right for blaming them for the accident and making them pay for the damage done; he's wrong for accusing them of not doing the heavy lifting fast enough, and threatening to take over from them is just plain stupid.

[rah]

IT's not about political parties here. JESUS. OIL is washing up on the coast and the government's response is to put together a commission. I don't care who is in office, this is a disaster that's going to take a decade to clean up.
The fishing industry will probably take longer to recover. The human tragedy will be huge in the long term. To say this is small potatoes compared to Katrina is silly. I'll bet the overall damage will be larger in the long run.

And your comments are about Republican inconsistencies...........I though the democrats were the party of compassion.

[Asher]

The government simply can't do a better job. It's the ****ing government.

They can't do anything right. Ever been to the DMV?

Why would we put these clowns in charge of anything?

Yes, it's a disaster. Yes, things need to happen. No, the government can't help aside from what they've already done. Yes, you are making the government a scapegoat.

This is BP's problem, it's BP's mess to clean up. If BP needs federal assistance, they can request it and I'm sure Obama would oblige -- and bill them for the costs, as he should.

[The Mad Monk]

Hang on, I'm ordering you the RNC annual membership.

[Asher]

Republicans are into big government. Not for me, thanks.

[notyoueither]

The Feds should be/have been more responsive to local authorities in trying to protect the coastline.

[The Mad Monk]

The bigger the government, the tighter the red tape binds.

[rah]

This is BP's problem, it's BP's mess to clean up. If BP needs federal assistance, they can request it and I'm sure Obama would oblige -- and bill them for the costs, as he should.

And BP has done a great job stopping the flow.
BP has done a great job containing the spill.

It's been a month. And the government has assembled a committee. WOW.

[Wezil]

They should gather together enough Republicans politicians to plug the hole. Get some good use out of them.