Offshore Oil Drilling
The continuing oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico near to New Orleans is now being called the “biggest oil spill in the world.” NOAA says the latest estimates are that at least 5,000 barrels (210,000 gallons) per day of crude oil is gushing into the water about 50 miles (80 km) from Louisiana's coast. 
Take a look at this map made by the U.S. Government. Particularly note all the wildlife reserves which are nearby. This is an incredibly beautiful area. When I was Plant Manager of the nation's largest sweet potato cannery I lived on the Gulf coast in far southern Louisiana. I scuba dived in the Gulf nearby. The area is very sensitive environmentally.
Same subject, just a different chapter and verse. I worked in President Obama's campaigns in both the primary and general election campaigns. But in the past 1-1/2 years I have come to be very embarrassed by having supported the man.
He gave up on single-payer and the far weaker government-option in health care without even a small fight. He has provided a great emotional boost and billions of dollars of financial support to the nuclear power industry. He has radically increased troop staffing levels in Afghanistan, and he has not closed down Guantanamo much less all the secret jails and the torture still taking place. Many people worry that all the killings by our unmanned drones constitutes a war crime, but this ex-constitutional lawyer doesn't seem to be one bit worried about it. He loaded up his economic staff with ex-Wall Street and Bush capitalist liars and crooks; Obama stopped listening to and then ran off all the progressive and liberal economists. He has not supported internet neutrality. So far not even one reform to the excesses of Wall Street has been mandated.
And most recently President Obama opened up vast stretches of close-to-shore areas for oil drilling. Even George Bush Jr. and the fanatic right-wing didn't have the balls to do this! The positions that President Obama has supported are those that the Republican party was taking a very few years ago. Barack Obama is not a liberal or a progressive. He may talk like one, but this is simply dishonest spin. Obama's actual behavior is that of an ignorant, red neck Republican. Talk is cheap Barack.
So Mr. Obama, watch real close to what is happening with the oil spill in the Gulf. This is what your policies will cause. Get your head out of your ass President Obama!
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