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2010-06-25 Home Front: Politix

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Posted by Bobby 2010-06-25 12:55|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

#1 So then why were the Dutch cleaner-uppers banned?

I reckon because they might have been effective at diffusing the problem. With a crisis averted and no major portion of our economy taken over by the Feds, the crisis would have been wasted.

And we can't have that, now can we?

Posted by Grenter, Protector of the Geats 2010-06-25 15:05|| 2010-06-25 15:05|| Front Page Top

#2 According to Victor Davis Hanson Bush suspended the Jones act during the Katrina hurricane. I'm not supporting the law (don't know the details) but a President can't and shouldn't hide behind that sort of thing.

Posted by rjschwarz 2010-06-25 18:47|| 2010-06-25 18:47|| Front Page Top

#3 The problem with skimmers:

They all quote the of amount water they can collect.
None of them will tell you the amount of oil that they have actually recovered.

If the size of the spill is 160,000 bbls. and they could recover 100 bbls. of oil per/day (which they can't) they should be done in about 4 1/2 years.

Kevin Kostner at his current rate of recovery should be done in about 1240 years.

Posted by junkiron 2010-06-25 20:42|| 2010-06-25 20:42|| Front Page Top

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