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Cant trust em (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 12:55 PM Original message |
Does the federal government have the skill set or expertise to fix the oil spill? |
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WeDidIt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 12:57 PM Response to Original message |
1. No, they don't |
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LeftyFingerPop (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 01:01 PM Response to Original message |
2. I can't imagine that they do. |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 01:04 PM Response to Original message |
3. I trust BP and other industry engineers over the Army Corp of Engineers. |
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katzenjammers (147 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 06:59 PM Response to Reply #3 |
18. I'm an engineer in a related field and I mostly agree with you, but |
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CoffeeCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 01:07 PM Response to Original message |
4. You live in "that world" where... |
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liberal N proud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 01:07 PM Response to Original message |
5. No but someone in the Federal Government should be leading this effort |
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texastoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 01:25 PM Response to Reply #5 |
8. Wouldn't it have been nice if we had a plan in place before this? |
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C_Lawyer09 (690 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 08:42 PM Response to Reply #8 |
34. And the bummer is, this was a big deal during the Carter admin. |
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moondust (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 01:08 PM Response to Original message |
6. Apparently not. |
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eShirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 01:13 PM Response to Original message |
7. maybe we need something like NASA but for the oceans |
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Poiuyt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 09:07 PM Response to Reply #7 |
36. Actually, NASA does research earth science |
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Webster Green (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 01:41 PM Response to Original message |
9. Yes. |
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lib2DaBone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 04:43 PM Response to Original message |
10. ... the Feds are stretched beyond breaking point... |
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Webster Green (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 05:53 PM Response to Reply #10 |
11. It would not take many people to accomplish. |
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phleshdef (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 06:03 PM Response to Reply #11 |
12. Yea, lets just blow it up, what could possibly go wrong?!! |
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Webster Green (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 06:29 PM Response to Reply #12 |
13. Not much actually. |
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katzenjammers (147 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 07:04 PM Response to Reply #13 |
20. That's nonsense. If that were their only criterion, they would have plugged and plumbed it already. |
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Webster Green (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 07:13 PM Response to Reply #20 |
22. Sure no problem. I'm ready to go. |
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katzenjammers (147 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 07:27 PM Response to Reply #22 |
24. So you have it all figured out and yet you sit in your chair telling DU what a genius you are |
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Webster Green (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 07:42 PM Response to Reply #24 |
26. How do you know I haven't? |
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phleshdef (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 08:34 PM Response to Reply #13 |
33. Horse shit. |
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katzenjammers (147 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 07:01 PM Response to Reply #11 |
19. Who will indemnify them? Lloyds of London? Fat fucking chance. |
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Webster Green (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 07:50 PM Response to Reply #19 |
29. Don't be such a drama queen. |
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katzenjammers (147 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 08:06 PM Response to Reply #29 |
31. Well, I may be a drama queen but I'm also an engineer with a lot of experience in drilling deep |
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Webster Green (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 09:08 PM Response to Reply #31 |
37. Yeah, well I'll show you. |
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katzenjammers (147 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-10 05:55 PM Response to Reply #37 |
42. HAHAHA....point to you! |
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moondust (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 06:44 PM Response to Original message |
14. Chris Matthews covered this topic on Hardball today. |
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dems_rightnow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 06:48 PM Response to Reply #14 |
15. Who did she say does? |
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moondust (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 06:49 PM Response to Reply #15 |
16. Japan, France, China, and Russia. |
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Canuckistanian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 09:26 PM Response to Reply #16 |
40. Well, we know Russia's solution |
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Webster Green (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 06:55 PM Response to Reply #14 |
17. The US Navy deep sub Alvin could likely do the job. |
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moondust (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 07:05 PM Response to Reply #17 |
21. I'd recommend that you watch the Hardball clip when available. n/t |
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Webster Green (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 07:26 PM Response to Reply #21 |
23. I will, thanks. |
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4 t 4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 07:32 PM Response to Reply #23 |
25. if they did |
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Webster Green (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 07:45 PM Response to Reply #25 |
27. Probably not. It makes too much sense. |
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katzenjammers (147 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 08:08 PM Response to Reply #27 |
32. A major worldwide corporation with the goal of eviscerating itself? |
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BeFree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 08:56 PM Response to Reply #32 |
35. heh |
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moondust (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 10:06 PM Response to Reply #23 |
41. Here's the link. |
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SidDithers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 07:45 PM Response to Original message |
28. We need Dirk Pitt, Al Giordino... |
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Recovered Repug (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 09:20 PM Response to Reply #28 |
38. They'd only get involved if this was part of a plan |
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gravity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 07:55 PM Response to Original message |
30. The government would hire the same engineers working on it now |
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Canuckistanian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 09:23 PM Response to Original message |
39. No, but they can find out who IS |
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Karenina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-10 06:08 PM Response to Original message |
43. Does the federal government have the skill set or expertise to fix the oil spill? |
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