BP CEO Tony Hayward is out. Fired, resigned, reassigned. Small comfort to those injured, perhaps irreparably, by BP’s gulf oil spill. Small comfort to Americans outraged by his pompous, arrogant, defiant attitude about the whole mess. Nor is there any comfort in knowing his replacement, Robert Dudley, is a rather easy-going, low-key American. I’ve no … Continue reading Ding dong, the witch is dead
The Mosque at Ground Zero The “mosque at Ground Zero” isn’t. It isn’t a mosque and it isn’t at Ground Zero. Or at least that’s what I’ve heard. Whether it’s a mosque or a Muslim cultural center or whatever, a map in one report clearly showed the proposed structure is three blocks from Ground Zero. … Continue reading Summer news snooze
Flash! BP is installing a wondrous new containment cap on their leaking well today. This cap is expected to contain most, if not all, of the spewing oil. Really? They want a medal or something? They should have been prepared to do this the day after the well blew out. Continue reading BP installing a new cap today … big whoop
Scientists have come up with a new idea for protecting Louisiana’s coastal marshlands from encroaching oil — release more water into the Mississippi River. Water flowing from the mouth of the river creates a current that has been helping to keep the oil away from the coast. But as the seasons change, the current will … Continue reading Great idea, except for that last part
Retired Army Lt. Gen. Russel Honoré did a CNN interview on June 14, a day before Pres. Obama gave his pathetic Oval Office address. He said the kinds of things I wanted to hear from Obama, and didn’t. As I’ve written before, Honoré is the man I would put in charge of the oil spill … Continue reading Let’s un-retire Gen. Honore
If I ran the zoo that is the Gulf oil disaster response, I’d have put Lt. Gen. Russel Honoré in charge. I’d have done it back on April 29, when I first said this spill was going to be far worse than the Exxon Valdez. No doubt you’ll remember Honoré as the U.S. Army general … Continue reading If I ran the zoo
