Dear Friends,
This morning NBC aired an interview of President Obama by Matt Lauer (here). In that interview, President Obama indicated that it was possible that a marsh that is hit by the oil will suffer of a year or maybe two but will recover completely. There is no precedent that would indicate that an oil soaked marsh could recover in two years. It may not even be there in two years. It may have eroded away. Remember my post from June 5th about the lingering effects of the Exxon Valdez spill that have lasted over 20 years. Also remember that we now know that as little as 1 part per billion of oil can have an negative impact on fish eggs which impacts the entire food chain.
Probably worse than President Obama's misleading optimism about a quick recovery, is the ongoing reference by BP and our government about the amount of boom that has been deployed to stop the oil. Even if the booms are properly deployed and tended which they are not, they will only stop and/or permit the recovery of a very small portion of the oil that has spilled. That does not mean that we should not try. But the worst part is that the booms are not being properly deployed or tended. BP and our government are trying to make us feel that something is being done. President Obama said that he does not need to meet with the CEO of BP because he would say all the right things, but President Obama is more interested in BP's actions. Well, I do not need to meet with President Obama because he would say all the right things, but I am more interested in the results that are being obtained than a constant count of the feet of booms being deployed.
Here is a clip from tonight's The Rachel Maddow Show which includes President Obama's optimistic remarks about the marshes as well as a discussion about the lack of boom tending and the potential harm being done by some booms that are now trapping the oil on islands rather than keeping it off them.
Americans can handle the truth, and Americans are entitled to the truth from their President and their government even if it is unpleasant. Why aren't they getting it?
Thanks for reading and please comment,
The Unabashed Liberal
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