Obama sitting on his hands, not taking charge, allowing BP to control flow of info about spill

[brentspeak]

Who cares that this spill/geyser is destroying much of Gulf of Mexico and maybe beyond? "New Democrats" have to keep corporations happy.

BP withholds oil spill facts — and government lets it

Read more: http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2010/05/18/94415/bps-secrecy-keep-facts-on-gulf.html#ixzz0oNuHr0LR

Gulf Oil Spill: Government Remains Blind To Underwater Oil Hazard

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/05/18/gulf-oil-spill-government_n_580815.html

The Obama administration is actively trying to dismiss media reports that vast plumes of oil lurk beneath the surface of the Gulf of Mexico, unmeasured and uncharted. But the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, whose job it is to assess and track the damage being caused by the BP oil spill that began four weeks ago, is only monitoring what's visible -- the slick on the Gulf's surface -- and currently does not have a single research vessel taking measurements below.

The one ship associated with NOAA that had been doing such research is back in Pascagoula, Miss., having completed a week-long cruise during which scientists taking underwater samples found signs of just the kind of plume that environmentalists fear could have devastating effects on sea life of all shapes and sizes.

Meanwhile, the commander of the NOAA vessel that the White House on Friday claimed in a press release "is now providing information for oil spill related research" told HuffPost on Tuesday that he's actually far away, doing something else entirely.

"We are in the Western Gulf doing plankton research," said Commander Dave Score, reached by satellite phone on his research vessel, the Gordon Gunter. "So I really don't know. I'm just on orders."

[Teaser]

1. I'm bored. Anything good on TV?

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[meow mix]

2. whos boot is where?

bp boots on obamas neck

[nevergiveup]

3. whatever

[impik]

4. IT'S OBAMA'S KATRINA!!!