Wednesday, May 5, 2010

OIL

Kliphnote: Blame conservatives for the oil

spill. OMG! 

Maybe this is too simple to understand.         (Should I go into minute detail with someone who wouldn't understand  if you hit them in the head with the facts. Get a real.) 

But if Bush was president he would get the blame. But Obama gets no blame. Because the liberals LOVE Obama. He can do no wrong.  

I don't like posting politics on Facebook. But others feel free doing that.  So, guess what, hello Facebook.

How can anyone take a comic seriously?

Obama biggest recipient of BP cash

Updated: 5/5/10 2:09 PM EDT
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BP has also spent millions each year on lobbying — including $15.9 million last year alone — as it has tried to influence energy policy.
BP has also spent millions each year on lobbying — including $15.9 million last year alone — as it has tried to influence energy policy. Reuters


While the BP oil geyser pumps millions of gallons of petroleum into the Gulf of Mexico, President Barack Obama and members of Congress may have to answer for the millions in campaign contributions they’ve taken from the oil and gas giant over the years.

BP and its employees have given more than $3.5 million to federal candidates over the past 20 years, with the largest chunk of their money going to Obama, according to the Center for Responsive Politics. Donations come from a mix of employees and the company’s political action committees — $2.89 million flowed to campaigns from BP-related PACs and about $638,000 came from individuals.

On top of that, the oil giant has spent millions each year on lobbying — including $15.9 million last year alone — as it has tried to influence energy policy.

Read more: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0510/36783.html#ixzz0n5Zz5jZv

 

U.S. exempted BP's Gulf of Mexico drilling from environmental impact study

 
Washington Post Staff Writer
Wednesday, May 5, 2010


The Interior Department exempted BP's calamitous Gulf of Mexico drilling operation from a detailed environmental impact analysis last year, according to government documents, after three reviews of the area concluded that a massive oil spill was unlikely.


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