Coming to a beach near you
If this actually happens… hell, Cape Hatteras is a nice place. Or was.
View ArticleOil and tea
Via Yves Smith, a very thoughtful piece by Beverly Mann over at the Angry Bear on how the oil spill could be a death knell for the Tea Party ideology – though I don’t buy it, as I’ll explain in …...
View ArticleRight-wingers make the case for regulation
So if you’re a right-winger – first, my condolences. Second – exactly what are you arguing when it comes to the Gulf oil spill? The new right-wing meme seems to be that REGULATION FAILED! and...
View ArticleBailing out BP
We touched on this one a few weeks ago: Congressional Democrats and the White House are toying with different ways to force BP to cover the costs of damages from the Gulf oil spill. But they face stiff...
View ArticleBP for Britain’s Problem
Via Zero Hedge – well, you know, John Napier’s got a point here: In the astonishing letter – seen by Sky News – John Napier, chairman of insurance company RSA, said Mr Obama should act in a “more...
View ArticleHelp BP, help yourself
Busy busy today, blogging light to non-existent, but wanted to pass this along, Ilargi as usual asking some very discomfiting questions about the rush to “help” in the Gulf, and whether we ought to...
View ArticlePartners
Twenty minutes. That’s how long BP officials met with Obama today. Twenty freaking minutes. This was the dressing down? Obama’s speech last nigth was disappointing and depressing. Disappointing because...
View ArticleThe end of trickle down
I caught this picture on the AP wire yesterday. The caption: Restaurant owners Regina and Matt Shipp watch President Barack Obama’s speech about the Gulf oil spill as they sit in their nearly empty...
View ArticleShilling is as shilling does
Michelle Bachmann, wingnut par extraordinaire who – if she didn’t exist – we’d have to invent her: Before Rep. Joe Barton (R-TX) became BP’s biggest fan and apologist yesterday, one of the loudest...
View ArticleRahm, u ain’t lying
This one was pretty funny, caught this from Rahm Emanuel over the weekend, commenting on Joe Barton’s apology to BP last week: “That’s not a political gaffe,” Emanuel said. “Those were prepared...
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