MB Civic

Not sure where the blame should fall (besides BP of course .. and a legacy of lax regulation and safety controls .. and whoever let them drill off shore in the first place .. probably a “bipartisan” agreement), but these kinds of pissed-off declarations are popping up all over progressive websites and blogs .. this is Redick, a former editor of Oxfam America, on Common Dreams …

Every day hundreds of thousands of gallons are belched from that open wound on the sea floor. This is a vast, underwater chemical burn, a massive trauma incident, a body blow to America. You’re treating it like a tickle in the throat. You offer stern words and stoic looks and a carousel of indignant underlings on the talk shows. Today it’s a blue-ribbon commission. Bipartisan, of course. The better to protect you and your circle, if nothing much else. The insults accumulate. The denial marches on

Obama is gonna take a hit for this and I’m not feeling all that sorry for him – mab .. read more