Should have a period between 'Top' and 'Men'.

I'm thinking we need to send in the X-Men. And invite Prince Namor.

Matter Eater Lad. Oil's matter, right? He eats matter!

The scariest words on the planet are: "I'm from the government. I'm here to help."

So Joe Biden's going to Louisiana?

I made myself laugh.

dj_bigbird: The scariest words on the planet are: "I'm from the government. I'm here to help."

More and more, I think scarier words are "Let the industries police themselves."

dj_bigbird: The scariest words on the planet are: "I'm from the government. I'm here to help."

Bullshiat. The words, "I'm pregnant" easily trump that.

What the hell took so long? Was it John McCain's birthday last week or something?

Nabb1: What the hell took so long? Was it John McCain's birthday last week or something?

Ahem, its hard work presidenting.

NeauxFear: Nabb1: What the hell took so long? Was it John McCain's birthday last week or something?

Scuttlebutt up at the corner store just now (the BP command post is 2 miles away in Schriever) said that BP and Transocean were colluding to cover up the severity, then it leaked (pardon the pun), and now the feds are all over it. This place is blowing up, though, as various task forces are moving in.

Well, looks like some lawyers are going to be billing some serious hours soon. Not me, of course. I won't have a dog in that fight.

NeauxFear: Nabb1: What the hell took so long? Was it John McCain's birthday last week or something?

Scuttlebutt up at the corner store just now (the BP command post is 2 miles away in Schriever) said that BP and Transocean were colluding to cover up the severity, then it leaked (pardon the pun), and now the feds are all over it. This place is blowing up, though, as various task forces are moving in.

Just like Toyota.

ju66l3r: Top Men, you say? Oil rigs?

I smell a Discovery reality show.

Tie an anchor to Mike Rowe. He'll get the job done.

BooBoo23: dj_bigbird: The scariest words on the planet are: "I'm from the government. I'm here to help."

Bullshiat. The words, "I'm pregnant" easily trump that.

Especially when followed by- 'it's probably yours...'

Lane83: Ah yes, Katrina, where people died and a whole city was flooded.

Versus an oil spill.

No, no. Those are totally the same thing.

Both are man-made disasters.

"Yes, that's definitely an oil spill."
"Yep. Heading right for Louisiana."
"Mr. President? There's a big oil slick in the Gulf."
"Yes, sir. On top of the water. Looks like its headed for the Mississippi delta."
"Right, report in triplicate to your office Monday."
[click]
"Party in St. Louis?"
"Nah, the slick hasn't hit New Orleans yet."

Phil Herup: The President just sat back and did nothing for days and days.

Facts not yet in evidence.

I'm wondering what setting off a few Fuel-Air bombs over the ocean where the spill is the most concentrated would do!

Shatner's Bassoon: BooBoo23: Bullshiat. The words, "I'm pregnant" easily trump that.

What you say is true. I heard those words yesterday.

/still in shock

I didn't get those exact words. The wife just pointed to the piss stick yesterday and said "you might want to look at this."

"The scrutiny on cementing will focus attention on Halliburton Co., the oilfield-services firm that was handling the cementing process on the rig, which burned and sank last week."

From a liberal rag (new window)

Diogenes: Phil Herup: The President just sat back and did nothing for days and days.

Facts not yet in evidence.

I'm just wondering what Phil and the other Limboneheads thought he should be doing. There was a big oil slick on the water, hundreds of miles from shore. The oil company was working to cap the damaged well. The Coast Guard was looking for the missing men.

There were no dying people, no damaged or destroyed homes, nobody in danger, nothing that could be immediately done to alleviate the situation. What, pray, could ANY President do?