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2010-06-21T11:01:31.678-07:00

I find so many problems with all of this. This administrations has turned this disaster into a huge political platform and as a result has done absolutely nothing to actually solve the problem. As it is not in his best interest.

The fact is that we do not consume 20% of the worlds oil and we have far more than 2% of the oils reserves. That is a blatant lie, one of many Obama used in his speech the other night, to help Americans feel better about the fact he is an idiot and can't seem to lead and do his job at all.

If it were not for our stupid political policies, BP would never be drilling down that deep in that location. Our government prevented any drilling closer, in more shallow waters. We have limited the amount of Oil we get out of Alaska and then we sell more oil to foreign entities, from Alaska, than we actually use. Which is stupid.

Not to mention we have more shale in the center of our own country than one could possible imagine. It was one of the largest finds in world history, but again, legislation prevents us from using any of it right now.

Then the Cap and Trade bill is a farce, that hasn't even worked in other countries. It is one thing to change our policies in this country and allow more Nuclear power, allow natural gas pipelines to be created and allow all the oil and shale we have, to actually be used. But to charge every man, women and child for every emission they make, is ridiculous.

For more than 80 years this country has neglected the use of alternative, clean methods energy creation and instead continued to invest in oil based fuels. So I agree, we need to block the oil cartels from preventing us from taking a more clean and efficient stance on how we produce our own energy. Solar has come a long ways, but not nearly as far as it could have, just as wind power and even wave power have come a long ways. But if we had not as a country blocked the technology growth and allowed the oil cartels to do what they have done over the years, we would be so much further.

I think people need to urge their congressman and senators to get off their butts and take action. Why hasn't anyone taken action to allow BP the ability to stop the leak?

Why has everyone sat on their butts waiting for the Obama administration to do something? When instead they could have petitioned to waive the bill or law that prevents foreign ships from helping with the cleanup? Why was an a moratorium placed on BP from digging two more wells, that would take 3 months to drill, in order to relieve the pressure of the current well and stop the leak? If for no other reason, than to have a plan B in case all other measures failed to work. It is the only known way of actually stopping the leak.

Does anyone honestly believe that BP wants the oil to continue spilling? How many people think about the 11 men who died doing their job? Everyone but the politicians want the oil spill to be fixed.

Most politicians see this as a chance to advance their agenda. The democrats see it as a way to push a horrible bill through congress, while the republicans see it as a way to make the Obama Administration look bad. It is so disgusting, the way people are acting. Yet if ANY politician cared, they would be taking action to do something, that was really going to help.

So everyone should be asking Congress why they are doing nothing. Contact them to find out why they wont allow foreign vessels help with the spill. Find out why they wont allow BP to actually do EVERYTHING in their power to stop the spill. Find out why they want to tax Americans into oblivion, in the name of Ecologic Responsibility, when their are many ways to promote efficiency and technological innovation without using scare tactics and creating an ecological revenue exchange. Buying and selling credits for emissions, is the stupidest idea ever and that needs to be stopped, before people make billions of dollars on our stupidity, greed and desire to do something that is on the surface the right thing to do.

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