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	Name:	MartiniMan -
	Subject:	Lots of insanity
	Date:	6/4/2010 8:51:07 AM

Six weeks ago the state of Louisiana requested from the Obama administration that they be allowed to construct about 100 miles of temporary berms to prevent the oil from reaching the marshes and to make BP pay for it. The original response from the Feds was no response, then they said they needed to study it but would only make BP pay for 2% of it and the state needed to find the other 98%. Finally, yesterday after six weeks and the oil having reached the marshes the US Army Corps of Engineers approved the diking plan and will force BP to pay for it. Talk about shutting the gate after the cows are already out......

It is now conceivable that one of BP's defenses will be that if they had been allowed by the Federal government to build the dikes that the damage to the marshes would have been prevented. Expect this defense and understand that your Federal government has once again proven beyond the shadow of a doubt that they are limited in what they can do and are incompetent in most things.

The sad fact is the Federal government has limited capacity to respond to a problem like this and as is the case with the dike request, can only be an impediment to common sense solutions. And I've read some of the objections to the diking concept and they are laughable......at best.

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Lots of insanity - MartiniMan - 6/4/2010 8:51:07 AM

Lots of insanity - Yankee06 - 6/4/2010 11:08:33 AM

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Drill Baby Drill - lotowner - 6/4/2010 8:31:44 PM

Wouldnt it be nice.... - MartiniMan - 6/4/2010 10:10:12 PM

Wouldnt it be nice.... - Talullahhound - 6/5/2010 8:50:39 AM

Wouldnt it be nice.... - MartiniMan - 6/5/2010 9:30:36 AM

Wouldnt it be nice.... - Talullahhound - 6/5/2010 8:04:47 PM

Wouldnt it be nice.... - MrHodja - 6/5/2010 10:20:04 AM

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