tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8075448.post2399578619676908649..comments2024-02-15T05:08:32.917-06:00Comments on Cliff's Crib: Sure, We Love The Pelicans But We Need That Oil MoneyCliftonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03389032037779987856noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8075448.post-29810447767703219052010-06-08T15:47:08.822-05:002010-06-08T15:47:08.822-05:00I never said you needed to stop drilling oil all t...I never said you needed to stop drilling oil all together. If you can't stop drilling oil long enough to save the coast from millions of gallons of spillage then the problem is with BP and us.Cliftonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03389032037779987856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8075448.post-38049639926642996812010-06-08T15:13:33.927-05:002010-06-08T15:13:33.927-05:00And what next? I'm really offended by your say...And what next? I'm really offended by your saying that L. is acting like "welfare queens". What does that even mean? Oil is part of our culture, like it or not and has been for a long time. Many of us see very little direct benefit from the oil industry anyway. I just don't get it. Maybe you or someone could explainAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8075448.post-28417812873473322562010-06-08T13:48:57.558-05:002010-06-08T13:48:57.558-05:00I agree 100% with K.I agree 100% with K.bayoucreolehttp://www.bayoucreole.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8075448.post-69136103361511476692010-06-08T12:24:09.585-05:002010-06-08T12:24:09.585-05:00I'm afraid that you've hit the nail on the...I'm afraid that you've hit the nail on the head and that your analogy -- however uncomfortable it might make people -- is precisely right. I have no doubt that Gov. Jindal is working OT on cleanup, but there's a disconnect when he criticizes the federal effort with one side of his mouth and opposes the moratorium with the other.<br /><br />This is a mess, and it's not going to get fixed any time soon. All of the human interest videos in the world can't change that.K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10222703055177237209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8075448.post-82786944234284213062010-06-08T12:17:01.975-05:002010-06-08T12:17:01.975-05:00The thing that people and the economy are really d...The thing that people and the economy are really dependent on is the ability to drive around. President Obama is encouraging research into alternative energy sources to fuel cars and also for other purposes, but it will be hard to break the cycle of addiction to oil, because the cars available now use gasoline. Back to the current horrible situation in the Gulf of Mexico, I believe that the President is seriously going to make BP pay to clean up and compensate business losses. There is no possible compensation for loss of ecosystems and wildlife. I wish he would utilize the military to speed up the containment/ cleanup process, but I trust that he is learning how the cleanup can be accomplished from people who know. And psychologically, I don't think we'll collectively feel any better until the broken well pipe is completely capped. spSusanna Powershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12171292385713491199noreply@blogger.com