tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23428832.post1608072789976051052..comments2024-03-18T22:34:29.437-04:00Comments on field negro: "Just plug the damn hole"field negrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15411743587725023134noreply@blogger.comBlogger163125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23428832.post-13747864685632025572010-05-30T11:00:41.478-04:002010-05-30T11:00:41.478-04:00m rigmaiden,
Clearly you know nothing about magne...m rigmaiden,<br /><br />Clearly you know nothing about magnetism or how it is used to move a mass. However, you seem so convinced that your ignorance is fact that you will believe any story about magic carpets and Star Trek transporter rooms.<br /><br />No matter how badly you want to believe otherwise, Force = Mass X Acceleration. <br /><br />And a train operating on the principles of Magnetism and Levitation (MAGLEV) requires enough power to LIFT the train off the track so that it travels in a frictionless manner.<br /><br />But based on your comments, you think a Superconductor is itself a magnet rather than a Conductor of energy coming from another source.<br /><br />MAGLEV motion depends on huge electromagnets, which require lots of electricity. Much more electricity than is used to power the NY City subway system.no_slappzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04207475509053402475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23428832.post-42884822861124619452010-05-28T17:20:23.792-04:002010-05-28T17:20:23.792-04:00Maglev runs off of electricity and that is underst...Maglev runs off of electricity and that is understood from my comment above. However it still doesn't put for the emissions problems that other forms of technology. As to using coal to power a maglev train, YOU are really showing your ignorance here. There are various ways to power maglevs from superconductors to bar magnets on the tracks. You don't know what you're talking about. But on abortion you're right.Mahndisa S. Rigmaidenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08507292526980604567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23428832.post-10398875843413289512010-05-27T23:42:13.644-04:002010-05-27T23:42:13.644-04:00"we ought to to go MAGLEV technology. That re..."we ought to to go MAGLEV technology. That releases zero emissions. Period."<br /><br />What do you power the MAGLEV system with, pixie dust? MAGLEV runs on electricity, which we make (for the most part) by burning coal. There is no "zero emission" technology. Even your unicorn fart solutions smell.<br /><br />This enviro-bullshit persists only because of the technical illiteracy of precious little proto-fascists like LACoincidental who don't let their ignorance get in the way of their deciding how and where everyone should live. The only choice progressives believe in is abortion; everything else should be dictated according to the sensibilities of the NYT editorial staff. Get a fucking real job, get a life, and stop telling everyone else how to live.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23428832.post-43188651073337569312010-05-27T16:30:50.593-04:002010-05-27T16:30:50.593-04:00NoSlapz, MAGLEV is a lot cleaner than what we have...NoSlapz, MAGLEV is a lot cleaner than what we have going now and your comment makes little sense. To which energy equation are you referring? It's my understanding that MAGLEV's require less electricity to operate than conventional trains because they use the back EMF generated from current to do the 'magnetic work'. Understanding the the back EMF sources the B field. NS you don't know what you are talking about.Mahndisa S. Rigmaidenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08507292526980604567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23428832.post-12050859590103048432010-05-27T16:06:34.931-04:002010-05-27T16:06:34.931-04:00As Memorial Day quickly approaches, we pause to re...As Memorial Day quickly approaches, we pause to reflect on the state of our union, especially with President Obama at the helm. This week on Basic Black, we will be examining the presidency of our current commander-in-chief, especially his role in shaping the outcome of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and his role with the recent oil spill. Our panelists will explore the issues faced by men and women of color in the military. For this episode, our panel will include: Callie Crossley, host of The Callie Crossley Show on WGBH Radio, Philip Martin, Senior Investigative Reporter, 89.7,Latoyia Edwards, anchor for New England Cable News, and Lionel McPherson, Associate Professor of Philosophy at Tufts University. You can watch this Thursday, May 27, at 7:30 on WGBH (Channel 2) or online at www.basicblack.org (where you can also tell us your thoughts on our live chat).Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14515884280210159312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23428832.post-10779592807902723082010-05-27T13:07:43.660-04:002010-05-27T13:07:43.660-04:00But the real problem is objections from people who...<i><br />But the real problem is objections from people who refuse to let the state run rail beds through their property.<br /><br />I live a block from a stop on the NY City subway. In my part of Brooklyn, the subway runs at ground level. A renovation project is underway and it includes the rebuilding of my nearby subway station. The rebuild includes a new station house set on a piece of Metro Transit property that had been an unused open lot for the last 100 years.<br /><br />Unfortunately, the lot is next door to a beautiful Victorian house. When the building is completed, the homeowners will look at the wall of the station house -- about 15 feet from their window -- instead of the green empty lot that had been there. But that was the risk they took when they bought the house. </i><br /><br /><br />Hmmm....so the government can seize people's homes for Wal-Mart but are scared crapless about some NIMBY yuppies don't want a train station behind their house? And they're probably the same hipsters who shop at Whole Foods and drive a Prius. Unbelievable.LACoincidentalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07529463652136455230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23428832.post-39522622843417542092010-05-27T09:14:06.183-04:002010-05-27T09:14:06.183-04:00m rigmaiden, you wrote:
we ought to to go MAGLEV ...m rigmaiden, you wrote:<br /><br /><i>we ought to to go MAGLEV technology. That releases zero emissions. Period. It's almost as though people have forgotten that the technology exists in these types of discussions.</i><br /><br />You suggest that MAGLEV is a magic carpet. How much electricity do you think it takes to lift an entire train off its track bed and then propel it at super high speed?<br /><br />It's an easy energy equation. In short, the amount of power is huge.<br /><br />But the real problem is objections from people who refuse to let the state run rail beds through their property.<br /><br />I live a block from a stop on the NY City subway. In my part of Brooklyn, the subway runs at ground level. A renovation project is underway and it includes the rebuilding of my nearby subway station. The rebuild includes a new station house set on a piece of Metro Transit property that had been an unused open lot for the last 100 years. <br /><br />Unfortunately, the lot is next door to a beautiful Victorian house. When the building is completed, the homeowners will look at the wall of the station house -- about 15 feet from their window -- instead of the green empty lot that had been there. But that was the risk they took when they bought the house. <br /><br />Building new track systems in America requires obtaining vast rights-of-way. Forget it. Never happen.no_slappzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04207475509053402475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23428832.post-51986041531699696102010-05-27T08:55:24.538-04:002010-05-27T08:55:24.538-04:00lacoincidental II,
You wrote:
Europeans use more...lacoincidental II,<br /><br />You wrote:<br /><br /><i>Europeans use more public transportation and walk more because they have to.</i><br /><br />Too bad for them. But so what? Europe is small. America is big. <br /><br />By the way, Europeans have the same options as Americans. If they want to spend money on cars and gas, they can. Car-makers sell high-mileage cars that fill the roads. Are the streets of European cities pedestrian malls? Or are they jammed with cars?<br /><br />You wrote:<br /><br /><i>When gas is up to 5 euros a liter (about 10 dollars/ gallon), you'd be more than happy to take the 40 miles/gallon clean diesel or the bus. If gas got up to 8/gallon, we'd all be walking a lot more.</i><br /><br />I'm all for building better cars and engines. But arbitrarily piling on huge taxes to gasoline guarantees more people will default on mortgages when their gasoline bills leave them unable afford their commutes. Moreover raising gasoline prices through heavy taxes means houses not near public transportation will lose value, another reason an owner will choose to default.<br /><br />You wrote:<br /> <br /><i>And if cities like Atlanta, Los Angeles and Dallas has decent public transportation systems (i.e. high speed commuter rail), you wouldn't have smog induce gridlock.</i><br /><br />Are taxpayers in those cities ready to pay the bill for the development of major mass transit systems? Obviously the answer is NO.<br /><br />You wrote:<br /><br /><i>We could also discourage building McMasion enclaves in the middle of Nowhere, USA -- give tax incentives for people to live closer to established downtown centers instead of driving out to the boonies.</i><br /><br />Wow. So you want the government to dictate where you live and how you live. At the same time, you want the government to destroy real estate markets located in places that violate your sense of commutability.<br /><br />It is thinking like yours that make Cuba and North Korea the garden spots they are.<br /><br />You need to learn a lot about energy and the realities of mass transit. You know nothing.no_slappzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04207475509053402475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23428832.post-51431955672562220402010-05-27T08:54:49.820-04:002010-05-27T08:54:49.820-04:00lacoincidental, you wrote:
no_slappz, how can you...lacoincidental, you wrote:<br /><br /><i>no_slappz, how can you argue that making public transportation more appealing and widespread would not decrease our carbon footprint?</i><br /><br />Easy. Mass transit will NEVER offer the travel options most people need most of the time. Even in NY City, where I live, the subway does not serve large segments of Brooklyn (my borough) and Queens. Buses fill in some of the gaps, but total commuting times can become unacceptable to people who want a few hours to sleep at night.<br /><br />Meanwhile, mass transit projects are insanely expensive. Thus, vast sums are spent over several years before the first passenger gets a ride.<br /><br />You wrote:<br /><br /><i> But because a train can carry several hundred people, you've eliminated the need for several hundred cars on the road.</i><br /><br />As I said, trains are okay if they get you within walking distance of your destination. That is often the case in NY City. But not always. Plenty of offices and apartments are located far enough from mass transit that people drive their cars instead.<br /><br />You wrote:<br /><br /><i>Why would installing solar panels for heating and offsetting an electric bill not make a positive impact on global warming? Your house is warmer and you require less electricity from the local coal plant.</i><br /><br />Your comment is naive and amusing. Like I have said, you do not understand the overall energy equation, which means you ignore the energy and expense needed to manufacture and maintain equipment that only functions when the sun is shining.<br /><br />By the way, if you believe the silliness about global warming, then you are also ignoring the notion that a warmer planet means less need for heating in winter.<br /><br />You wrote:<br /><br /><i>And what you do mean 'no one can get Americans out their cars'? If your logic held, we'd have more and not less adults smoking.</i><br /><br />Really. First, smoking accomplishes only one thing -- it kills your lungs. Second, even though smoking is only good for killing smokers, our government relies heavily on tax revenue extracted from tobacco addicts. <br /><br />If you really believe the people of the US want to legislate good health, then you should demand laws making smoking illegal, laws that force smokers to quit, forcing them to go to health re-education prison and pay severe fines for their tobacco crimes.<br /><br />But America's 50 million smokers kick in big tax revenue. So we know how politicians will handle this issue.no_slappzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04207475509053402475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23428832.post-8285615612341599542010-05-27T07:59:53.748-04:002010-05-27T07:59:53.748-04:00The U.S.S. Arizona's been leaking oil for almo...The U.S.S. Arizona's been leaking oil for almost 70 years, and its only a few hundred feet deep. <br />That oil spill also happened with a Democrat controlled WhiteHouse/House/Senate, who started a war to draw attention away from their incompetence...<br /> Surprised y'all haven't blamed it on the Jews yet,<br /><br />Frank,"I have a Scheme" DrackmanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23428832.post-27505758559033441092010-05-27T06:15:54.230-04:002010-05-27T06:15:54.230-04:00I am loving the last few comments.
I love to learn...I am loving the last few comments.<br />I love to learn when I read. <br /><br />Now I will process what I read, read some more, and see who is making more sense.field negrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15411743587725023134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23428832.post-21681160389806585212010-05-27T04:36:35.570-04:002010-05-27T04:36:35.570-04:00@ et al:
AllI'm saying is that we need to do ...@ et al:<br /><br />AllI'm saying is that we need to do two things:<br /><br />1) Start making pictures of marine life to show the Millenia generation and those behind it what used to live in that ugly, stinking gunk we used to call water (be prepared to explain what water means) <br /><br />And...<br /><br />2) Start aquiring a taste for tainted Chinese fish products...because that's all you're going to see in the grocery stores.<br /><br />Peace.<br />~agape2010~agape2010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23428832.post-89152687799959553492010-05-27T03:05:19.801-04:002010-05-27T03:05:19.801-04:00LAC all this carbon footprint talk is madness. How...LAC all this carbon footprint talk is madness. However, making public transit more accessible makes sense. However, we ought to to go MAGLEV technology. That releases zero emissions. Period. It's almost as though people have forgotten that the technology exists in these types of discussions. The theory has been around for a long time and I think they have some trains in Japan, China and England I believe.Mahndisa S. Rigmaidenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08507292526980604567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23428832.post-949909665578559502010-05-27T01:55:43.863-04:002010-05-27T01:55:43.863-04:00no_slappz, how can you argue that making public tr...no_slappz, how can you argue that making public transportation more appealing and widespread would not decrease our carbon footprint? Yes a commuter use more energy overall than say a car. But because a train can carry several hundred people, you've eliminated the need for several hundred cars on the road. Thus, a city's carbon footprint shrinks. Why would installing solar panels for heating and offsetting an electric bill not make a positive impact on global warming? Your house is warmer and you require less electricity from the local coal plant.<br /><br /><br />And what you do mean 'no one can get Americans out their cars'? If your logic held, we'd have more and not less adults smoking. <br /><br /><br />Europeans use more public transportation and walk more because they have to. When gas is up to 5 euros a liter (about 10 dollars/ gallon), you'd be more than happy to take the 40 miles/gallon clean diesel or the bus. If gas got up to 8/gallon, we'd all be walking a lot more. And if cities like Atlanta, Los Angeles and Dallas has decent public transportation systems (i.e. high speed commuter rail), you wouldn't have smog induce gridlock.<br /><br />(Funny thing about LA, it once had the second best public transportation system in America. An LA trolley could get you to anywhere in Los Angeles. The trolleys were rapidly dismantle through collusion with the auto industry and the expansion of federal highways). <br /><br />We could also discourage building McMasion enclaves in the middle of Nowhere, USA -- give tax incentives for people to live closer to established downtown centers instead of driving out to the boonies.<br /><br />Your points are not so much scientific as they are corporate talking points.LACoincidentalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07529463652136455230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23428832.post-10037304858174244172010-05-27T00:15:08.480-04:002010-05-27T00:15:08.480-04:00Hathor said...
Tersi,
What you say about BP may ...Hathor said... <br /><i>Tersi,<br /><br />What you say about BP may be true, but has any well that deep in the ocean ever been blown up to stop its flow.</i><br /><br />Frankly, I can't say, but my guess is--probably not, although a couple of experts on television earlier in the day felt strongly that it would work.<br /><br />The Rachel Maddow Show reviewed a previous oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.<br /><br /><i>The more spills change, the more they stay the same<br /><br />May 26: Rachel Maddow shares NBC News reports on from 1979 on the Ixtoc I oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico and the near mirror impotence and ineptitude in addressing the spill.</i><br /><br /> http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3096434/vp/37368377#37368377<br /><br />I believe the spill lasted 9 months, and ended only after relief wells were drilled.Tersihttps://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=23428832&postID=1608072789976051052&page=1&token=1274914565402_AIe9_BHkMYHG2xMb5Xl9vnzbIBoLnAmDfdsjo8q_NvynF9m5jzjQEAZFt40fZYXdd6BeJp6SU3LE-C8NwwFOnrIky4to9fBg--M0VCyA3xGHCe8H90_TUrwppiujC74vaqsgdoqRVLIpz_uhUw8-7Epm4LF82-bu7D5A6QRazbi8T3ubYBZJIc3utlkfsnQCciFwsv_tjQXzS9sDiBd3oDPu-Q2o7Stb4Tv-1qBIbi91TajFhI1ZUvU&isPopup=truenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23428832.post-82872137196415347152010-05-26T22:12:30.303-04:002010-05-26T22:12:30.303-04:00no_slappz,
When the oil dries up, the earth will ...no_slappz,<br /><br />When the oil dries up, the earth will continue until the sun becomes a white dwarf, regardless of what you think.Hathorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12657524404057819428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23428832.post-90735559557126945322010-05-26T22:09:25.322-04:002010-05-26T22:09:25.322-04:00Tersi,
What you say about BP may be true, but has...Tersi,<br /><br />What you say about BP may be true, but has any well that deep in the ocean ever been blown up to stop its flow.<br /><br />Its all speculation, although I am not saying don't try it. The nation just has to be prepared to accept failure, if it doesn't work.Hathorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12657524404057819428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23428832.post-87935551636776537012010-05-26T20:42:47.820-04:002010-05-26T20:42:47.820-04:00lacoincidental,
My views on energy are based on m...lacoincidental,<br /><br />My views on energy are based on my background -- a degree in mechanical engineering, experience as a corporate energy analyst looking for and experimenting with alternative energy sources and supplies, and as a Wall Street analyst following energy companies.<br /><br />Like most people who comment on energy issues -- even though you suggest you have an engineering background -- your comments show you do not understand the overall energy equation.<br /><br />Moreover, like it or not, no one is going to tell Americans they cannot drive their cars. Oh sure, ranting and raving will fill the air, but only a handful of people will buy electric vehicles and I expect the Chevy Volt to become the Edsel of the current car generation.<br /><br />Railroads -- major freight lines -- use locomotives that have diesel engines that run generators. It is the electricity from the generators that actually moves freight trains.<br /><br />Trains are the most energy-efficient form of transportation. But there is no chance the government will seize large tracts of land to run tracks through backyards, town centers, or other areas where private citizens will use the courts to stop the intrusion.<br /><br />Meanwhile, the population of Earth is growing rapidly. The population is becoming more prosperous. <br /><br />That means more and more people will buy cars. Even if new cars get double the mileage of today's cars, AGGREGATE gasoline consumption will rise.<br /><br />As for electricity lost during transmission, well, like all forms of waste, it is a relatively small part of the overall consumption. Hence, even if losses were reduced to ZERO, the relentless increase in demand will exceed all possible savings. <br /><br />Moreover, energy is well understood. We know the energy content of every energy source on the planet or shining light on it. As I said, energy limits have been imposed by Nature. Physics and chemistry.no_slappzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04207475509053402475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23428832.post-23605496909424577772010-05-26T20:17:52.494-04:002010-05-26T20:17:52.494-04:00more hobama should do!
http://www.brasschecktv.co...more hobama should do!<br /><br />http://www.brasschecktv.com/page/851.htmlalicia bankshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15921804031029586951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23428832.post-81098774950149324722010-05-26T20:05:14.931-04:002010-05-26T20:05:14.931-04:00no_slappz said...
laconfidential, you wrote:
...<i>no_slappz said...<br /><br /> laconfidential, you wrote:<br />"<br /> Or it would demand that the US to invest in renewable energy, modern infrastructure and conservation. Crisis precipitate change."<br /><br /> Only people who know absolutely NOTHING about science, engineering and energy make such profoundly and dangerously uninformed statements.<br /><br /> In short, there is NO alternative energy source with the low cost and easy use of oil.<br /><br /> However, it is true that one day we will run out of oil. Before that day arrives, the price of oil will rise enough to force us to rely of other sources -- coal, natural gas and nuclear.<br /><br /> No matter how badly you want to believe it, the cost and limitations of solar and wind power guarantee they will never provide more than a small percentage of our total energy.<br /><br /> Meanwhile, when the oil runs out, aircraft will stop flying. No other energy source can put planes in the air and allow them to carry passengers and/or freight.<br /><br /> You will never see a battery-powered airplane. </i><br /><br />Funny, I'm off to my professional engineering conference for 5 days next week. No_slappz, you're putting up a strawman. You're right, but you are so wrong at the same time.<br /><br />Yeah, we probably won't have a solar-powered jumbo jet in the next ten years. But we can certainly build a modern railway (which uses alot less fuel than our air transport system) and encourage more people to take buses and bikes. More people could weather proof and install solar panels on their homes. We can modernize our electrical grid such that electricity generate from green sources can be distributed and that we don't waste so electricity much on transmission. We can definitely encourage people through tax incentives to stop driving gas-guzzling SUV's for hybrids and clean diesels. We can also turn off our TVs and turn down the thermostat. <br /><br />No_slappz, the problem with your analysis is that you're taking the tree-hugger parody from Glenn Beck to represent reality. Most mainstream environmentalists don't take wacky folks like PETA or Earth First seriously. But some how, conservatives like you think the represent the bulk of the conservationist movement.<br /><br />Most sane, rational adults realize that we're not going to stop using fossil fuels for energy in the near future. But, that doesn't mean a) we'll never find alternative energy sources and b)that we can't do a lot right now to conserve energy.<br /><br />So put down your straw men and join the rest of us in reality.<br /><br />MR, welcome back girl, long time no see. Yeah, this is a much more complex problem than most of the general public realizes. Its the equivalent of trying to cork a garden hose on full blast and thinking it won't start burst some where else. Right now, the relief well is the only real shot at shutting this thing off. Anything else is just the scientific equivalent of wishful thinking.LACoincidentalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07529463652136455230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23428832.post-34057881547881570172010-05-26T19:10:12.626-04:002010-05-26T19:10:12.626-04:00All this talk and nobody comes up with possible so...All this talk and nobody comes up with possible solutions to the hole problem. For some reason, plugging up holes never seems to work; pressure builds up and fissures show up elsewhere. There has to be another viable solution that isn't based upon lack of scientific understanding.<br /><br />And all this troll talk is bothersome; you have to wade through it to see that there are some people who DO have something to say.Mahndisa S. Rigmaidenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08507292526980604567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23428832.post-80824053604805559662010-05-26T18:56:05.402-04:002010-05-26T18:56:05.402-04:00CF said...DO YOU REALLY THINK that the powers that...CF said...<i>DO YOU REALLY THINK that the powers that be in BP are plotting for a future in which a ship will be permanently parked over the wreckage - scooping up oil per their desire for PROFITS?<br /><br />As if the Environmentalists are going to agree to allowing the ship to park there.<br /><br />Get real man.</i><br /><br />Real man speaking: The environmentalist, if they had their way, would have opposed drilling in these waters in the first place. Obviously, they didn't have there way. [That's real!]<br /><br />Second, an oil platform would remain in the Gulf for as long as oil could have been extracted, and is a more or less permanent fixture.<br />[That's real!]<br /><br />Ships would come and go, for as long as the oil was in demand, had value, and could be extracted. [That's real.]<br /><br />BP's hope is to keep the site open, and not to seal it with an explosion. Extraction is their overriding concern, not sealing the well. [That's real!]<br /><br />As it stands, BP is losing its initial investment, and its long-term prospects for profits, if the well is rendered inoperable, or the government withdraws its lease, and stop all deepwater drilling. [That, too, is real!]Tersihttps://www.blogger.com/comment.do#formnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23428832.post-76932795484725885982010-05-26T18:41:23.478-04:002010-05-26T18:41:23.478-04:00BP does NOT own the drilling rig that exploded. It...BP does NOT own the drilling rig that exploded. It was RENTED, like all drilling rigs, from another company. In this case the other company is Transocean.<br /><br />As for the wreckage, if there's a good reason to remove it, then removal will occur.<br /><br />Otherwise drillers will drill new wells in the same oil field in nearly locations. That's how it works.no_slappzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04207475509053402475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23428832.post-2276799423105749372010-05-26T18:41:03.761-04:002010-05-26T18:41:03.761-04:00BP does NOT own the drilling rig that exploded. It...BP does NOT own the drilling rig that exploded. It was RENTED, like all drilling rigs, from another company. In this case the other company is Transocean.<br /><br />As for the wreckage, if there's a good reason to remove it, then removal will occur.<br /><br />Otherwise drillers will drill new wells in the same oil field in nearly locations. That's how it works.no_slappzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04207475509053402475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23428832.post-62982339527101602882010-05-26T18:39:41.039-04:002010-05-26T18:39:41.039-04:00[quote]Our congress is one of those key institutio...[quote]<b>Our congress is one of those key institutions. When the Republicans and George Bush ran this country, did you criticize them for anything.</b>[/quote]<br /><br />Tursi:<br /><br />1) Unlike the communities that I was talking about - THE REPUBLICANS got booted out of power as the masses got disappointed with their performance in Congress and the Executive. The Democrats are on their 4th straight congressional session in which they have majorities over BOTH HOUSES.<br /><br />(Ask Filled Negro WHEN he expects the GOP to take back over the City Council in Philly as the residents of West Philly are "Sick and Tired of Being Sick and Tired" and thus are ready for a CHANGE)<br /><br /><br />2) Do you recall ever asking any of our Left-leaning posters WHEN they have attacked Democrats? Not just attacking them in an attempt to have them GO LEFT but attacking them with the question "Is PROGRESSIVISM able to DELIVER as promised"?<br /><br />3) I am on record for criticizing the Federal Republicans for blowing a hole in the budget while they were in power. This nation is on an unsustainable course financially. <br /><br />Ultimately Tersi - it won't be an evil racist Republican that takes away your social entitlements. The FISCAL INSOLVENCY of the USA is going to FORCE all who care about saving the nation to do so.<br /><br />The question that I have for you and other Progressive-Fundamentalists is: WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO INCREASE THE COMPETENCY OF THE PEOPLE WHO ARE SUBJECT TO YOUR POLICIES?<br /><br />After 20 years are their skills ENHANCED enough to sustain their desired standard of living? Or are they less capable than ever to maintain this?Constructive Feedbackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13417405356099504421noreply@blogger.com