Maine Offered

Shortly after the BP oil spill began, a Maine company, Packgen, offered to provide 20 miles of booms, with the capacity to produce another 20 miles every day.

The government ignored them, and the booms are not being used.

Just 3 days after the spill began, the Dutch goverment offered to provide skimmer ships that could clean up 20,000 tons of crude every day.

Our government turned them down.

A Texas businessman offered to send 25 skimmer ships.

Our government turned them down.

The Saudi's offered to clean up the spill.

Our government said, "No, thanks".

And Obama says we are doing everything possible, and BP is culpable.

I could be wrong (but I'm not), but it looks like the Obama administration is trying to guarantee terrible damage from the spill. If the spill is bad enough, and long enough, he increases his chances of passing his "Cap & Trade" bill that controls the energy industry, and he would be able to further the agenda of environmentalists who would let Mankind go extinct in order to protect some endangered snail somewhere. He could shut down drilling (which he has done), which is what the liberal environmentalists have wanted for a long time.

And I see that is exactly what is transpiring - the administration is using the oil spill, and demonizing the oil industry for strictly political purposes.

For those of you who voted for the bumbling, incompetent imbecile who cannot lead a thirsty horse to water, and who values political agendas above the welfare of America I say, "Thanks - for nothing!"

Since Day One, Obama has been playing the "blame game". He and his liberal cohorts in Congress only want to place blame, then punish.

Pardon me for stating the obvious, but a REAL leader would lead, and put all efforts into solutions. Placing blame and punishing, if appropriate, can come later.

Yes, BP has a lot to make up for, and we should hold them accountable. But our government also has made huge mistakes here, and should be held accountable. But right now, all eyes should be on solving the problem, not pointing fingers.

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