Too Much Government in the Gulf
Sadly, the disaster in the Gulf continues this week as BP’s efforts at containment keep hitting snags and residents along the coast scramble to clean up and defend their shores and wildlife. Many have criticized the federal government in the past weeks for not doing enough. The reality is there is only so much government can do to help, yet a lot they can do to prolong the problem and misdirect the pain. For example, in the interest of “doing something” the administration has enacted a unilateral ban on offshore drilling. This is counterproductive. I am proud to cosponsor legislation to lift that ban. Why punish other oil companies and their hard-working employees who had nothing to do with this disaster, and who have better safety records?
Harold
Subject: bp oil spill in the gulf
HOW DO WE CLEAN UP THE OIL,IF SOMEONE HAS A GOOD IDEA TO CLEAN UP THE OIL WHY NOT USE THAT IDEA.SO MUCH OIL IN THE GULF WITH LITTLE HOPE OF THE OIL BEING STOP BY AUG.DO NOT START DRILLING IN THE GULF,BP DO NOT DRILL IN THE USA.EPA/OSHA/FED GOV/LOCAL GOV/COAST GUARD/WHO IS IN CHARGE OF AIR QUALITY IN THE GULF,WHO IS IN CHARGE OF MAKING SURE PEOPLE HAVE THE RIGHT GEAR ON FOR CLEAN UP OIL IN THE GULF,WHO IS IN CHARGE OF THE WHOLE CLEAN UP,WHY THE LOCAL GOV IS ON T.V.AND NOT MAKING SURE THAT THE OIL IS BEING CLEANED UP IN THE GULF.WHY THE COAST GUARD NOT CALL LOCAL GOV OIL IS COMING TO THE SHORE.WHY GOP WANT TO KEEP DRILLING AND WE CANNOT STOP THE OIL IN THE GULF,SOMETHING VERY WRONG WITH SOME PEOPLE IN THE GULF….. WHY THE PRESIDENT IS NOT IN THE GULF TO MAKE SURE EVERYTHING BEING DONE FOR THE PEOPLE IN THE GULF.WHY THE PEOPLE IN THE GULF LOOSING SO MUCH MONEY AND BP NOT PAYING ON TIME,WHY SOME PEOPLE GETTING SICK,WHY THE PRESIDENT IS NOT MAKING BP PAY THE PEOPLE,WHY EPA-OSHA-NOT CK WHY SOME PEOPLE WORKING WITH OIL ARE SICK …………………………..VERY SAD THAT PEOPLE IN THE GULF LITTLE HOPE,THE FED GOV VERY POOR JOB/LOCAL GOV VERY POOR JOB/COAST GUARD VERY POOR JOB.THE PRESIDENT VERY POOR JOB.gop very poor job.bp veryverypoor job
RONALD GOCHENOUR