Bureaucratic idiocy on display:
Sixteen barges sat stationary today, although they were sucking up thousands of gallons of BP’s oil as recently as Tuesday. Workers in hazmat suits and gas masks pumped the oil out of the Louisiana waters and into steel tanks. It was a homegrown idea that seemed to be effective at collecting the thick gunk.
“These barges work. You’ve seen them work. You’ve seen them suck oil out of the water,” said Jindal.
So why stop now?
“The Coast Guard came and shut them down,” Jindal said. “You got men on the barges in the oil, and they have been told by the Coast Guard, ‘Cease and desist. Stop sucking up that oil.'”…
Why? Their papers aren’t entirely in order – the Coast Guard can’t be sure that every “i” is dotted and “t” crossed…and rather than just start working on that stuff while sucking up the oil, they ordered the whole thing shut down…until every thing is neat as a pin, bureaucrat-wise.
This is the failure of the Obama Administration – not the the oil leak happened; not that BP has failed to completely plug the leak…but that pettifogging nonsense like this hamstringing the effort. This is why the people are frustrated and angry, and Obama’s public support continue to drop.
And, know what?, I think he hasn’t a clue about it…
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