Bureaucracy frustrates U.S. Gulf oil spill efforts

Question

Haven&#x27;t we seen this mess in the gulf before ?&#xD;&#xA;Was nothing learned from that response ?

Lippsman · Answer

Haven&#x27;t we seen this mess in the gulf before ?&#xD;&#xA;Was nothing learned from that response ?

captjohn67 · Answer

nope

FrontRowCenter · Answer

It is time for President Barack Obama&#x27;s administration to appoint an "oil spill czar" to streamline operations for the 31,000 people fighting the worst spill in U.S. history and avoid the costly delays, Young said as he prepared to board a boat to tour his region&#x27;s fouled wetlands.Obama has treated this as a political crisis, instead of an American crisis, it shouldn&#x27;t matter if u are conservative or liberal. &#xA0;Plus Obama&#x27;s lack of leadership is showing he needs to appoint an oil spill czar, I know, I live in Destin Florida. &#xA0;The leaders in Okaloosa and Walton counties are doing things on their own, and hoping BP or our government pays us back. &#xA0;Too much red tape, we need quick decisions.&#xA0;This spill is only going to get worse with no end in sight.

Ap1Bfreetorun · Answer

This governmental response to the oil leak just goes to show how poorly the feds. react to any crisis. They will, no doubt, screw up health care unless the Obamacare bill gets repealed. I repeat, we needed a reform but not this monstrosity which is already failing the tests just like the feds. responding to this oil emergency. Too many bureaucrats that are slow to respond and don't want to make a decision, afraid that it will come back on them. Someone (anyone) that knows what he is doing and has the guts to respond promptly. I am afraid that this particular crisis is proving to be too much for this current administration. They wanted a crisis to respond to, now DO SOMETHING WORTHWHILE!

FrontRowCenter · Answer

This governmental response to the oil leak just goes to show how poorly the feds. react to any crisis. &#xA0; &#xA0;AGREED, Big government does not work!!!!

FrontRowCenter · Answer

BP&#x27;s Hayward sails on a yacht.Obama Plays golf.Let&#x27;s tell the American public how much we care......Wow!

Travis77 · Answer

The neocons unanimously believe that Obama must work 24/7 when Bush took more vacations than all other presidents combined.

lordspoint · Answer

&#xD;&#xA;Not factual.........again

wallstreetcappers · Answer

Selfish politicians.

Travis77 · Answer

[Quote: Originally Posted by lordspoint]  &#xD;&#xA;Not factual.........again  [/Quote]George W. Bush took 977 vacation days, out of 2923 days in office, roughly 33% of the time he was on vacation. The previous record holder was another hard working republican Reagan.

jpero · Answer

[Quote: Originally Posted by lordspoint]  &#xD;&#xA;Not factual.........again  [/Quote]https://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-4728085-503544.htmlhttps://www.factcheck.org/2010/01/president-obamas-vacation-days/https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=1070529&amp;page=1487 days at Camp David490 days at his ranch in texas977 days total

FrontRowCenter · Answer

It is a bad PR move on Obama&#x27;s part. &#xA0;It just shows he is out of touch.Perception vs Reality

lordspoint · Answer

[Quote: Originally Posted by Travis77]

The neocons unanimously believe that Obama must work 24/7 when Bush took more vacations than all other presidents combined.
[/Quote

All other, as in, ALL other presidents since Washington is what I assume this statement means, therefore, you are NOT being factual...................AGAIN

lordspoint · Answer

Why dont you go burn a flag Travis

FrontRowCenter · Answer

Further, the government&#x2019;s response is clumsy. &#x201C;The Army Corps of Engineers, the Coast Guard, the EPA all these different agencies aren&#x2019;t talking to each other,&#x201D; Harris said.At one point, the Coast Guard &#x201C;ran over&#x201D; booms the county had put up to stop the oncoming oil, Harris said.And while Okaloosa&#x2019;s decision is a somewhat drastic step, Harris said it&#x2019;s necessary in such dire circumstances.&#x201C;Our tourism, our tax base, we&#x2019;re losing our shorts down here. We&#x2019;re losing our jobs down here &#x2026; Our government&#x2019;s not doing anything to help us.&#x201D;

FrontRowCenter · Answer

Taken out of this article.I am here right now, Okaloosa county is my hometown.https://dailycaller.com/2010/06/15/floridas-okaloosa-county-goes-rogue-on-oil-spill-as-jindal-orders-national-guard-to-build-protections-off-louisiana/

FrontRowCenter · Answer

This is how frustrated we are here.County commissioner Wayne Harris said leaders of Okaloosa County are prepared to face any consequences for their renegade response. It&#x2019;s that important, he said, to protect the county&#x2019;s Choctawhatchee Bay, which is &#x201C;too wonderful to destroy ecologically.&#x201D;

djbrow · Answer

[Quote: Originally Posted by FrontRowCenter] &#xD;&#xA;Further, the government&#x2019;s response is clumsy. &#x201C;The Army Corps of Engineers, the Coast Guard, the EPA all these different agencies aren&#x2019;t talking to each other,&#x201D; Harris said.&#xD;&#xA;At one point, the Coast Guard &#x201C;ran over&#x201D; booms the county had put up to stop the oncoming oil, Harris said.&#xD;&#xA;And while Okaloosa&#x2019;s decision is a somewhat drastic step, Harris said it&#x2019;s necessary in such dire circumstances.&#xD;&#xA;&#x201C;Our tourism, our tax base, we&#x2019;re losing our shorts down here. We&#x2019;re losing our jobs down here &#x2026; Our government&#x2019;s not doing anything to help us.&#x201D;&#xD;&#xA;[/Quote]&#xD;&#xA;This is so frustrating because it is exactly what was said following Katrina. I don&#x27;t understand why Obama hasn&#x27;t appointed a person to oversee the management of the entire operation.

FrontRowCenter · Answer

[Quote: Originally Posted by djbrow]  &#xD;&#xA;This is so frustrating because it is exactly what was said following Katrina. I don&#x27;t understand why Obama hasn&#x27;t appointed a person to oversee the management of the entire operation.   [/Quote]Yep, and to me the most drastic line is Our government is not doing anything to help us!!!!!!! &#xA0;&#xA0;This is so much worse than anyone knows yet!!! &#xA0;It is still spewing out!!

FrontRowCenter · Answer

This is classic.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=smEj56b6VQg&amp;playnext_from=TL&amp;videos=PyGXg5JqBQs&amp;feature=grec_index

FrontRowCenter · Answer

Lift the 6 month moratorium.

rick3117 · Answer

What obama should do is take the department of homeland security approach, and take all of the groups that are not working well together and add another layer of Bureaucracy at the top.

FrontRowCenter · Answer

"As oil continues to spill in the Gulf and unemployment hovers at ten percent, the President can no longer take his eye off the &#x27;oil,&#x27;" Steele said in a statement. "While it is fitting and appropriate to look at the yachting activities of the BP CEO, with incredulity, it is equally incredible that President Obama finds himself on yet another golf course as oil continues to spew into the Gulf. Until this problem is fixed, no more golf outings, no more baseball games, no more Beatle concerts, Mr. President. The stakes are too high for President Obama&#x27;s lackadaisical approach to both his responsibilities and the challenges we face." &#xA0; &#xA0; &#xA0;Steele

djbrow · Answer

&#xD;&#xA;Well, I suppose we could use the teabagger solution....being the white man with the biggest gun is in charge.

Bureaucracy frustrates U.S. Gulf oil spill efforts

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