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I am completely in favor of drilling in order to take advantage of our own reserves, but this must be done correctly and according to the laws in place to avoid this kind of disaster.  What I am NOT in favor of is a president taking thousands of dollars from British Petroleum and then taking the unique step of granting them a ''categorical exclusion'' from the impact assessments required by law. [[User:PatrickP|PatrickP]] 08:27, 19 May 2010 (EDT)

I am completely in favor of drilling in order to take advantage of our own reserves, but this must be done correctly and according to the laws in place to avoid this kind of disaster.  What I am NOT in favor of is a president taking thousands of dollars from British Petroleum and then taking the unique step of granting them a ''categorical exclusion'' from the impact assessments required by law. [[User:PatrickP|PatrickP]] 08:27, 19 May 2010 (EDT)

I agree with you Patrick. This whole article rubs me the wrong way. I believe liberals were wrong to blame Bush for Katrina. I am a strong supporter of small government, drill here, drill now, and oil independence. And if Obama agrees then so be it. Let the states work this out with BP. Going after Obama because we disagree with him on every other issue seems somewhat disingenuous.  

I agree with you Patrick. This whole article rubs me the wrong way. I believe liberals were wrong to blame Bush for Katrina. I am a strong supporter of small government, drill here, drill now, and oil independence. And if Obama agrees then so be it. Let the states work this out with BP. Going after Obama because we disagree with him on every other issue seems somewhat disingenuous. It's somewhat akin to the Bush derangement people who opposed Bush on every issue just because he was Bush. Certainly the MSM is not blaming Obama for the oil spill the same way they would have blamed Bush. That's the point the talk show people are making. BP may have been negligent, but maybe they weren't. I am an engineer and I have to do dangerous tasks every day. I know the risks and I know I get paid a lot of money because I take those risks. That's how we get things done in America. And if you mess up and hurt other people you get sued, that's what the courts are for. I think the article would be a lot more interesting without so much emphasis on the politics. Facts about the cause and the effects of the oil spill. Maybe even include the history of oil rig accidents. More general information about how oil drills, especially these new deep sea oil rigs, work. That's the big element missing here. Obama is right when he states that oil rigs are generally very safe-just not these new deep sea rigs. They have to deal with an environment of extreme colds and high pressure. There are a lot of unknowns. This article needs help.

 

:I don't know that this article takes a stand pro or con one way or the other vis-a-vie the question of drilling. it simply chronicles the actual facts and events--something other media neglect and/or distort.  Wikipedia, for example, to my knowledge to this day a month after has nothing about the Gulf oil spill disaster, both an environmental & far larger economic disaster to an international region. It does have an extensive article about a lost rig laying at the bottom of the gulf, though.  [[User:RobSmith|Rob Smith]] 23:32, 22 May 2010 (EDT)

:I don't know that this article takes a stand pro or con one way or the other vis-a-vie the question of drilling. it simply chronicles the actual facts and events--something other media neglect and/or distort.  Wikipedia, for example, to my knowledge to this day a month after has nothing about the Gulf oil spill disaster, both an environmental & far larger economic disaster to an international region. It does have an extensive article about a lost rig laying at the bottom of the gulf, though.  [[User:RobSmith|Rob Smith]] 23:32, 22 May 2010 (EDT)