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Oil Arrives In Louisiana; Defense Booms Inadequate

eldavojohn writes "People in mainland Louisiana are seeing the beginnings of the oil's full effects on wildlife in the area. Sticky, rust-colored oil covers the reeds like a latex paint, indicating that the efforts to lay miles of floating booms to keep it away from the fragile marshes are useless. They are experiencing what the Plaquemines (mouth of Mississippi River) saw last week, and it now appears that their defenses were inadequate. Only time will tell how much worse it can get as BP still scrambles for a solution. NPR also ran a story critical of Obama's 'scientific approach' that he promised to use in office and how well it's being applied and holding up during this crisis."

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  1. Re:Not very critical, actually. by couchslug · · Score: 1, Troll

    "As a liberal, I am very, very upset with the man I voted for right now."

    Bush II never did anything out of character.

    Bush Light, OTOH, knew he could do whatever he wished because his base had no alternative but to vote for Change We Can Believe In.
    No matter how pissed off they get this will not change in 2012, and it's hilarious. Who expected to be Pwn3d by a Chicago political shapeshifter?

    --
    "This post is an artistic work of fiction and falsehood. Only a fool would take anything posted here as fact."