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From: Steve Sobol on 6 Jun 2010 22:29 In article <hug7s801h5p(a)drn.newsguy.com>, hbelkins(a)mis.net.restrictorplate says... > > On Sat, 5 Jun 2010 22:00:53 -0700, Steve Sobol wrote: > > >That's your choice and you're entitled to it, of course. But if the news > >reports are to be believed, it's BP's greed that caused the problem in > >the first place (and enough different media outlets are reporting that > >that I am willing to believe it might be true). > > You failed to address my points about the federal government's woefully > inadequate response which, in my view, is far worse than anything BP has or has > not done. You can't boycott the government. But I don't think they did a good job, either. -- Steve Sobol, Victorville, California, USA sjsobol(a)JustThe.net
From: Steve Sobol on 6 Jun 2010 22:34 In article <e1cn06lap7g5krnq6699v8l76s5kao6n51(a)4ax.com>, scottenaztlan(a)yahoo.com says... > >The difference *is* that big here. > > Not true - see below. Seriously, Scott, my reaction when I saw you using Google Maps as proof was... specifically... "What the hell, are you an idiot?!" Do you think I am not capable of reading the signs I *drive past every day?* > >Chevron at the intersection of La Paz and Roy Rogers, at the end of the > >15 Northbound onramp - 20c more > > $2.03/gallon - CHEAPER than the Arco: Ahhhh, no. Never. Not since I've lived in the neighborhood, they're not.* It's always been Arco - Shell - Chevron, in order from cheapest to most expensive. Did you consider that those photos may or may not have been snapped at the same time? And... $2/gallon? When was the last time SoCal gas was $2/gallon??? > Now, please put down the crack pipe. :) Instead, why don't you roll up here for a little while and check out actual prices? If I put down the crack pipe for any length of time, I'll probably go into withdrawal. :P -- Steve Sobol, Victorville, California, USA sjsobol(a)JustThe.net
From: Odo Ital on 6 Jun 2010 22:35 > > You can't boycott the government. > But you sure as hell can BUY them http://thinkprogress.org/?p=100377 BP And Halliburton Build Legal Teams, Attempt To Buy Off Government Officials Facing possible jail time for their roles in the largest oil spill in American history, BP and Halliburton are building high-powered legal teams with deep Department of Justice and White House ties. But the companies are pursuing other means to defend themselves as well. Halliburtons campaign donations have spiked as it tries to curry favor with key members of Congress investigating the disaster. The company donated $17,000 in May, making it the busiest donation month for Halliburtons PAC since September 2008, Politico reports. Thirteen of the 14 contributions from May went to Republicans, while seven went to members of Congress who are on committees with oversight of the oil spill and its aftermath: About one week before executive Timothy Probert appeared before the House Energy and Commerces investigative subcommittee, Halliburton donated $1,500 to Ranking Republican Joe Bartons reelection effort. It was Halliburtons second-largest donation of the month topped only by $2,500 to former Rep. Pat Toomey (R-Pa.), who is running for the Senate. In the Senate, Idaho Republican Mike Crapo, who serves on the Environment and Public Works Committee, Georgia Republican Johnny Isakson, who serves on the Commerce Committee and North Carolina Republican Richard Burr (N.C.), who serves on the Energy and Natural Resources Committee, all got $1,000. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) also got $1,000.
From: H.B. Elkins on 7 Jun 2010 00:06 Maybe if the feds spent more time trying to come up with a solution, working jointly with BP, instead of trying to put someone in jail for a simple accident, this thing would be solved more quickly. I am sick and tired of the government grandstanding in this. Instead of pointing fingers and criticizing BP's business decisions, government officials ought to be trying to find a way to fix the situation. -- To reply by e-mail, remove the "restrictor plate"
From: Steve Sobol on 7 Jun 2010 00:25
In article <huhr7v020p0(a)drn.newsguy.com>, hbelkins(a)mis.net.restrictorplate says... > > Maybe if the feds spent more time trying to come up with a solution, working > jointly with BP, instead of trying to put someone in jail for a simple accident, > this thing would be solved more quickly. I am sick and tired of the government > grandstanding in this. Instead of pointing fingers and criticizing BP's business > decisions, government officials ought to be trying to find a way to fix the > situation. I agree that the primary focus should be fixing the problem, but I also believe that this is not just a "simple accident." It was a conscious decision on the part of people in charge of the rig, to do things a certain way. -- Steve Sobol, Victorville, California, USA sjsobol(a)JustThe.net |