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Permalink Reply by Scott on June 22, 2010 at 14:56

Well that didn't take long. You knew the Obama Administration wasn't just going to sit idle and let this happen.

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Permalink Reply by What's_up on June 23, 2010 at 0:00

If the goal is to trash the industry and the economy they are doing a good job, and let's not forget about "cap and trade".

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Permalink Reply by Rosebud on June 22, 2010 at 16:29

I honestly can't help believing the Obama administration's true motives are becoming more obvious with everything they're doing - from not taking advantage of countless offers for help in dealing with the oilspill to pushing for a moratorium numerous experts have said is not necessary. This moratorium simply doesn't make sense and the more people think about it, the more they're going to question the real motives.

How many thousands of offshore drilling operations have been operating in the Gulf forever and until the Deepwater Horizon tragedy none had caused such a disaster?

I think it's wrong. If Obama really wanted to not only save jobs but employ more people he could hire thousands of new well inspectors. This all strikes me as pure manipulation to achieve his agendas.

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Permalink Reply by essay on June 22, 2010 at 17:07

i'm fairly convinced this bunch thinks they do the right thing most of the time. this is one of those situations that they really need to reconsider.

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Permalink Reply by Mac Davis on June 23, 2010 at 7:56

"True believers" who think they're doing good are always the worst villains.

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Permalink Reply by essay on June 23, 2010 at 14:22

mac that is precisely what scares me the most about this administration.

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Permalink Reply by sesport on June 23, 2010 at 11:55

re. "...none had caused such a disaster."
I don't think it's so much a matter of having a disaster, it's more a matter of the scope of the impact from this disaster.

re. "...he could hire thousands of new well inspectors."
There is a base camp of taxpayers who don't want more or trust government employees now as it is, they want government downsized. Hiring thousands more may only add to their grievances.

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Permalink Reply by P.G. on June 23, 2010 at 15:17

Like Obama is worried about grievances?
What about grievances of all those who are signing those petitions to stop the ban?
And how much less impact could it have been had they waved the jones act and responded to this emergency like it really WAS an emergency?
Punishing even more Louisiana citizens over this spill in the name of protecting them makes no sense...

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Permalink Reply by sesport on June 23, 2010 at 17:20

So, you feel confident that all of the inspections were sufficiently completed, that there is no longer any potential for another problem, that Gulf coast lands & citizens can be 100% guaranteed of no further devestation?

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Permalink Reply by Rebel Roy on June 23, 2010 at 17:31

Nothing is ever 100% guranteed. I have been in the oil biz for 30 years and we have been pretty safe. MMS just do their jog and inspect and let us drill.

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Permalink Reply by sesport on June 23, 2010 at 18:15

Thank you, RR. At this point I'm afraid that we're so polarized about this that we're paralyzed about doing our best. Seems we just can't find that "middle ground" to move things forward.

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Permalink Reply by essay on June 24, 2010 at 1:14

they're not going to back off, the pressure from the base is on hot and heavy. i'm reading more and more articles from greenies that see this as an opportunity to "move forward" at the expense of domestic oil. presumably toward things like biofuels and windmills.

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