Environment & Energy

forest444

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19. Just incredible. Thank you for pointing this out!

Mon Dec 28, 2015, 04:10 PM

Dec 2015

Our economy really is rotten to the core. Even the "good guys" are knee deep in it.

Reminds me of the great California electricity crisis of 2001, when Governor Gray Davis had to pass up a perfect opportunity to tar the GOP as the party of destructive corporatism (Pete Wilson's deregulation, vocal GOP cheerleading, Enron, etc.) because a few people close to him were tangentially involved as well.

Not that it stopped Republicans from trying to blame Davis for the entire debacle, of course. It 99% was their baby - but they were very clever at turning the 1% that could be blamed on Davis (the corporate ties of some of his appointees) into a political asset. With an assist from the media, of course.

The result: a completely confused electorate, and 7 years of Gropenegger's giveaways and buffoonery.

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kick . . .n/t annabanana Dec 2015 #1

Thank you, Anna. forest444 Dec 2015 #2

k&R Mbrow Dec 2015 #3

Thank you, Mbrow. That's just what I was thinking. forest444 Dec 2015 #7

why don't they have emergency shutoffs built in along these pipes passiveporcupine Dec 2015 #4

Holy crap! I sure hope this doesn't cause any loss of profits for SoCalGas! Scuba Dec 2015 #5

+1 daleanime Dec 2015 #9

Rachel Maddox has been covering this SCantiGOP Dec 2015 #6

That right! Thanks for the reminder! forest444 Dec 2015 #8

she is also covering the flint michigan's water with heavy lead contamination hopemountain Dec 2015 #13

Sadly, this is but ONE of Tab Dec 2015 #10

k & r whereisjustice Dec 2015 #11

Erin Brockovich chervilant Dec 2015 #12

Just remember, since we have corporations, no one responsible will ever have to pay Taitertots Dec 2015 #14

This would make for a great story on any network Babel_17 Dec 2015 #15

It's not being covered in the US, with a few very rare exceptions, like Rachel Maddow. Judi Lynn Dec 2015 #16

We've really created a monster. forest444 Dec 2015 #17

Jerry Brown - your hands are dirty on this dbackjon Dec 2015 #18

Just incredible. Thank you for pointing this out! forest444 Dec 2015 #19