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Post by Shane for Wax on Aug 12, 2011 19:33:57 GMT -5
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Post by Amaranth on Aug 13, 2011 7:38:13 GMT -5
Yay! I can break out my "who pays" betting pool!
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Post by The_L on Aug 13, 2011 16:21:21 GMT -5
FUCK FUCK FUCK
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Post by ltfred on Aug 13, 2011 18:48:49 GMT -5
Clearly oil companies have a right to drill. Governments should make decisions immediately and without proper research or consultation.
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Post by big_electron on Aug 13, 2011 21:06:25 GMT -5
People criticize Obama for being a wuss. Look at what he is up against! He issues an executive order, corporate America challenges it, and activist judges overturn it.
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Post by Amaranth on Aug 13, 2011 21:45:34 GMT -5
People criticize Obama for being a wuss. Look at what he is up against! He issues an executive order, corporate America challenges it, and activist judges overturn it. Of course, he was caving well before this happened, so that hardly justifies anything. Losing on one front does not justify giving up. Especially if you gave up well before that front was lost. |
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Post by big_electron on Aug 14, 2011 18:41:04 GMT -5
People criticize Obama for being a wuss. Look at what he is up against! He issues an executive order, corporate America challenges it, and activist judges overturn it. Of course, he was caving well before this happened, so that hardly justifies anything. Losing on one front does not justify giving up. Especially if you gave up well before that front was lost. Obama might have done that before, but this time give credit where credit is due. www.theonion.com/articles/new-gop-strategy-involves-reelecting-obama-making,21113/ I know it's the Onion, but it still sounds eerily close to republicans' actual plans. They've even said they plan to say no to Obama on everything. |
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Post by Amaranth on Aug 14, 2011 19:06:04 GMT -5
And I believe them. Obama seems content to say "Okay" to them on almost everything.
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Post by sylvana on Aug 15, 2011 2:19:22 GMT -5
So oil companies who basically caused one of the largest environmental disasters of the last 5 years are being given free reign to do so again. I want to go cry in a corner now.
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Post by Doctor Fishcake on Aug 15, 2011 3:01:02 GMT -5
And all this as an environmental disaster unfolds off the coast of Scotland, too...
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Post by largeham on Aug 15, 2011 3:07:11 GMT -5
And people seem to think Obama is a leftist. Amazing.
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Post by largeham on Aug 16, 2011 3:15:22 GMT -5
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Post by Jodie on Aug 16, 2011 4:28:30 GMT -5
I wonder how much that judge recieved in his bribe/payoff.
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Post by HarleyThomas1002 on Aug 17, 2011 7:50:41 GMT -5
More oil for the Oil God!
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Post by cestlefun17 on Aug 18, 2011 12:50:21 GMT -5
I can't say whether or not I agree with the judge's opinion, as I haven't read the argumentation from both sides and the decision itself is pretty chock-full of legalese, but the judge cannot base her opinion on what is best for the environment, she has to base her opinion on what the law is. (Also, it is a pretty heavy accusation to suggest that she has been taking bribes.)
From what I can understand, the Obama administration adopted sweeping new regulations regarding energy drilling, and United States law required them to have a period for public comment. The Obama administration did not do this, so therefore these new regulations were held to be invalid. The blame would seem to rest with the Obama administration for not following the law.
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