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Published: Jun 14, 2010
Author: BP
Post Date: 2010-06-14 12:03:45 by Jethro Tull
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#4. To: Jethro Tull, 4 (#0)
Guessing that this is their Bringing Oil to Your Shore ad?
Jones Act slows oil spill cleanup The Jones Act prevented foreign companies from offering the U.S. assistance in the oil spill cleanup soon after the Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded, killed 11 people, sank, blew out the well and started an undersea gusher that has dumped up to 30,000 barrels of oil a day for the past 53 days. The Heritage Foundation reports that within days of the oil spill, several European nations offered the Obama administration ships to assist in the clean-up of the Gulf. A Belgian newspaper, De Standaard, said European firms working with the U.S. could complete the task in three months, rather than an estimated nine months if done by the U.S. alone. According to De Standaard, no U.S. companies have the ships to accomplish this task is because those ships would cost twice as much to build in the U.S. Oil clean up ships barred The Jones Act is preventing the most advanced oil cleanup ships owned by Belgian, Dutch and Norwegian firms from participating in the oil spill cleanup. Fox News says politics are taking precedent over ensuring the best possible oil spill cleanup effort. Joseph Carafano of the Heritage Foundation suggested to Fox News that the most effective and proven foreign oil cleanup ships remain on the sidelines because of the Obama administration’s close relationship with labor unions. Unions believe that the Jones Act protects American jobs, and those unions use their political clout to pressure lawmakers who would waive the law.
Thanks for this, Loddy. I had heard this Act mentioned before but never bothered to research it. So, Mr O couldn't find it in his heart to call for the calvary and rescind this arcane law? This lends credence to the growing number of Americans who recall the words of Rahm...never let a crisis go to waste. These people have to go, lock, stock and barrel. If anyone has stopped voting, I suggest give it one last shot this Nov. & dump incompetent incumbents of both stripes.
#10. To: Jethro Tull (#8)
My calendar is marked, memo: Nov 2 - Throw the trash out! Giving it one more shot.
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