tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post1987721001507166251..comments2023-07-06T08:47:49.421-05:00Comments on Leavenworth Street - the talk of Nebraska politics: Last week of Spring...Street Sweeperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04829434036913451764noreply@blogger.comBlogger97125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-37093293852190999012010-06-02T20:10:55.064-05:002010-06-02T20:10:55.064-05:00Oh and I almost forgot.
Drill baby drill.Oh and I almost forgot.<br /><br />Drill baby drill.Nathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14742349729655291225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-65439551536588672752010-06-02T13:59:43.750-05:002010-06-02T13:59:43.750-05:00Anonymous idiot,
I am fully aware you were talking...Anonymous idiot,<br />I am fully aware you were talking about proverbial trucks. I followed your proverbial sarcasm with some of my own when I suggested 1000 trucks. Read slower and maybe your reading comprehension level will rise (though then again, maybe it wont).Nathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14742349729655291225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-10216494524554462202010-06-02T09:58:29.935-05:002010-06-02T09:58:29.935-05:00Hey, Bri, pardon the typos. It's my big finge...Hey, Bri, pardon the typos. It's my big fingers, doncha know. Just like your pal Bud.To: The insufferable Briannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-87185221382125750902010-06-02T09:54:39.113-05:002010-06-02T09:54:39.113-05:00Nathan, like I said, I'm talking about a "...Nathan, like I said, I'm talking about a "proverbial" convoy of trucks. It was in my post. Proverbial. You said Bush was late sending a convoy of trucks and that the Fed Gov't should have stepped up and done something sooner than 5 days after Katrina. So, what is the Federal Government doing to cap this well? What have they done to throw the PROVERBIAL convoy of trucks at Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-11906331091439804062010-06-02T08:36:17.309-05:002010-06-02T08:36:17.309-05:00Peggy Noonan:
"Mr. Obama was supposed to be ...Peggy Noonan:<br /><br />"Mr. Obama was supposed to be competent . . . the disaster in the Gulf may well spell the political end of the president and his administration, and that is no cause for joy."<br /><br />WSJ, Sat. 5/30Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-23978043702721120922010-06-02T08:15:53.653-05:002010-06-02T08:15:53.653-05:00Why the heck won't the feds let Jindal put up ...Why the heck won't the feds let Jindal put up the barriers? The least they could do. Not an impressive showing by the Obama/Pelosi/White team.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-14623060878885835172010-06-02T03:20:10.737-05:002010-06-02T03:20:10.737-05:00A convoy of trucks you say, well we might as well ...A convoy of trucks you say, well we might as well dump them in the ocean, maybe a 1000 of those can stop the leaking well. Oh and ABSI, you plainly are not that familiar on this so stop before you embarrass yourself further. For your information the feds take charge of every major natural disaster, possible exceptions would be fires in california (and cal fire does a good job with those). And Nathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14742349729655291225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-1546339498585158312010-06-02T00:21:42.719-05:002010-06-02T00:21:42.719-05:00ABsis,
For such a "brave" S.O.B., you c...ABsis,<br /><br />For such a "brave" S.O.B., you can't spell for sh**. Help is available, don't you know?Brian T. Osbornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04384414832064812064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-62239720787385318052010-06-01T11:32:39.360-05:002010-06-01T11:32:39.360-05:00Hey, Nathan, when is the Obama Administration goin...Hey, Nathan, when is the Obama Administration going to push BP aside and send a convoy of trucks with food and water to cap this gusher in the Gulf of Mexico? You complain about GWB taking 5 days. Well, BHO has had more than 5 weeks. Git 'er done.<br /><br />(That's a proverbial convoy of trucks for those not quick enough on the uptake to figure that out.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-40610745540649986702010-06-01T11:04:01.565-05:002010-06-01T11:04:01.565-05:00Nathan, I wonder how many lives would have been sa...Nathan, I wonder how many lives would have been saved during Katrina if the Mayor of New Orleans and the Governor of Louisiana had been even marginally competent. Had Nagin issued an evacuation order prior to, what, 8 hours before landfall was it? (you say they had 5 days advanced notice), then all those school buses that were under water could have been used to deliver people to higher ground And Bryan's still insufferablenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-12373879875943955302010-05-31T14:14:47.071-05:002010-05-31T14:14:47.071-05:00For those keeping track...
Vile Kyle posted five ...For those keeping track...<br /><br />Vile Kyle posted five articles at NNN this week. Three had no comments whatsoever. The other two had a total of 13 comments. Impressive. lol<br /><br />Doesn't seem to be much interest in Neg Nebr Net other than from Vile and Montana Hannah...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-29652793363059281562010-05-31T14:02:27.425-05:002010-05-31T14:02:27.425-05:00Get ready for more goo...
Same article in the NYT...Get ready for more goo...<br /><br />Same article in the NYT says the new attempt to plug the hole will "temporarily result in 20 percent more oil pouring into the water".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-2438374106260442632010-05-31T13:55:36.844-05:002010-05-31T13:55:36.844-05:00Amend 7:44 post
Turns out Carol Browner said yest...Amend 7:44 post<br /><br />Turns out Carol Browner said yesterday ". . . it's important for people to understand that from the beginning, the government has been in charge."<br /><br />OK. Fair enough.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-66486884512513237932010-05-31T08:41:07.106-05:002010-05-31T08:41:07.106-05:00BTO--totally agree w/you--you have major cred on t...BTO--totally agree w/you--you have major cred on this since you have never, ever made political or partisan comments, right?<br /><br />The issue (to me at least)is this: Obama's people stood back for weeks distancing themselves from BP--they wanted BP to take the hit and plug the hole. Now that it isn't working, and the situation looks desperate, they've engaged. But now it is tooAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-43334213195351197812010-05-31T08:17:25.533-05:002010-05-31T08:17:25.533-05:00Yes, with all the problems facing our nation, the ...Yes, with all the problems facing our nation, the most important one of all is Pres. Obama's ratings! So, to resolve these problems, let's all just keep making partisan politics the answer. That has always worked so well in the past.<br />(for those unable to discern it, this message contains sarcasm)Brian T. Osbornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04384414832064812064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-35132824200746805982010-05-31T07:04:09.178-05:002010-05-31T07:04:09.178-05:00Nathan--keep giving us your 'excuses'. Yo...Nathan--keep giving us your 'excuses'. You'll probably have some time to keep refining them--now Carol Browner is saying the hole won't be plugged until August...<br /><br />If she's right, the prez's approval could take a major hit...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-38653038970178881942010-05-30T17:44:34.615-05:002010-05-30T17:44:34.615-05:00I would hope that BP is trying these things in the...I would hope that BP is trying these things in the order in which it is most likely to succeed, that would make sense but with those british isles types you never know.Nathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14742349729655291225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-25398963303454193612010-05-30T17:30:09.863-05:002010-05-30T17:30:09.863-05:00RWP,
When I first heard they were going to try the...RWP,<br />When I first heard they were going to try the top kill I was skeptical too. It seemed to me that there just wouldn't be enough pressure from the mud to offset the pressure from the oil. Even if there was only a 5% chance of it working it still should have been tried.Nathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14742349729655291225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-64347596986214341202010-05-30T16:36:48.372-05:002010-05-30T16:36:48.372-05:00So Nathan, The NY Times is quoting Carol Browner a...So Nathan, The NY Times is quoting Carol Browner as saying that Steven Chu, Secretary of Energy and Nobel laureate, was opposed to them even attempting Top Kill, because he was sure it wouldn't work and could well make matters worse. (He's not a drilling engineer either, by the way, but he's a very smart guy. who just chooses his friends badly). Nevertheless, BP were allowed to go Right Wing Professorhttp://homepage.mac.com/gerardharbison/blog/RWP_blog.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-27491947029701507242010-05-30T16:00:21.390-05:002010-05-30T16:00:21.390-05:00Primary responsibility for the welfare of the citi...Primary responsibility for the welfare of the citizens of New Orleans was in the hands of Mayor 'chocolate city' Ray Nagin and Governor Kathleen Blanco. Both failed to implement proper evacuation orders or to take easily executed steps to get the people out. That is the primary reason so many people died. Nagin was too scared even to go to the operations center during the hurricane.<br />Right Wing Professornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-25654143168935227252010-05-30T15:51:12.797-05:002010-05-30T15:51:12.797-05:00Deep water drilling is expensive. It would have be...Deep water drilling is expensive. It would have been far cheaper to drill on the coastal slope of ANWR. Unfortunately, the Left and the Democrat pary decded imagined threats to a few caribou were more important than the welfare of millions of Americans. An accident of this magnitude would be far less likely on land; if it happened, it would be far easier to cap; and the economic and environmentalRight Wing Professorhttp://homepage.mac.com/gerardharbison/blog/RWP_blog.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-41620008412310273502010-05-30T15:18:56.607-05:002010-05-30T15:18:56.607-05:00Anon 1:53,
This country has gone through hundreds ...Anon 1:53,<br />This country has gone through hundreds of hurricanes, and in modern times all responses have done better than GWB. The hurricane came ashore august 29th, and not until September 2nd did a convoy of trucks with water and food make it to the superdome. And since you are evidently to incompetent to understand, we had 5 days warning before the hurricane hit the gulf coast. Plus its Nathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14742349729655291225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-28012137355954162762010-05-30T13:53:56.882-05:002010-05-30T13:53:56.882-05:00Nathan-- you say this is BP's mess-- wrong. I...Nathan-- you say this is BP's mess-- wrong. It is Obama's mess--he's the one who is going to be held accountable by the public. That's just the way it is--i.e. GWB and Katrina. <br /><br />Turns out the clean-up workers for Obama's beach visit were bused in as props, then left right after the prez and press did. That's not gonna plug the hole...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-63922730366866231732010-05-30T12:55:31.259-05:002010-05-30T12:55:31.259-05:00Im just curious why there aren't any idiots ou...Im just curious why there aren't any idiots out there chanting drill baby drill anymore?<br />And for all you partisan hacks out there trying to blame Obama for this, really? Just what should Obama do, order the Navy to torpedo the oil leak? Maybe depth charges? The experts in this world on deep water drilling dont work for the US government, they work for BP and the other oil companies. Nathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14742349729655291225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-6032209997304176212010-05-30T01:58:55.756-05:002010-05-30T01:58:55.756-05:00Hey, so what's all you're idea on how to s...Hey, so what's all you're idea on how to stop that huge mess up by BP? The government has been involved in all discussions on all attempts to stop the flow, and BP SHOULD pay for every attempt. They are the ones, after all, that took so many safety shortcuts that results in this big disaster. When the experts who think they know the right answer step up, let us all know because the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com