Yell Louder, Yeah, that Will Cap the Oil Leak (What exactly do you expect Obama to do?)

[Hamlette]

I don’t know how to cap the big oil leak in the Gulf and truth is neither do you. And even if it is capped in five minutes from now, the damage is already done.

That said, as a longtime vocal opponent of off shore oil drilling, and proponent of renewable energy, I wish to publicly disassociate myself from all the newly concerned voices screaming at the top of their lungs that the government must “do something” if they don’t come with concrete suggestions for what exactly can be done. They do not represent me and please don't ever confuse me with them, okay?

Without an easy solution in sight, and with the knowledge sinking in of just how harmful this oil gusher will be to the Gulf of Mexico, its shores, its fishing and tourism and quality of life, a lot of people seem to be screaming that somebody should yell louder and point their fingers harder.

Okay, just this once, I will point fingers. You know who is to blame in addition to BP and the government that allowed this oil rig to be built? Every single one of us that ever drove a car, got in an airplane, or drank from a plastic bottle (they’re made from petroleum, too). The heavier our “carbon footprints” the greater each of us is to blame. Go yell at yourself now.

Yell at yourself especially if you live in the United States, because you use up twenty times the earth’s resources as people in other countries. You are, therefore, twenty times greater to blame for this civilization’s addiction to oil that created the market for which BP and others went drilling in the seas.

http://narcosphere.narconews.com/thefield/3964/yell-louder-yeah-will-cap-oil-leak (h/t John Cole)

Great rant. Wish I'd said it.

[Number23]

1. "Yelling is for panic, and panic is for losers."

Just when I thought this rant was going to flame out, turns out Giordano was being tongue in cheek.

There has been alooooot of yelling around here re: this issue. Yelling that Obama needs to "do more" though what the "more" is, no one knows. Even yells that Jindal is showing more leadership than Obama on this, as if that is somehow what should NOT be happening. (Clue: Jindal is the highest ranking official in a state being directed affected by the spill; Obama is President of the whole country. Why the hell wouldn't Jindal be more front and center on this issue?)

I'm going to just chalk all of this up to stress. Obviously the stress of this situation has caused some obviously already stupid people to lose their bloody minds.

[POAS]

2. EVERYBODY TYPE IN CAPS, THAT WILL SURELY DO IT! N/T

[Arkana]

3. The simple fact is that NO ONE KNOWS WHAT TO DO.

There has never been an environmental disaster quite like this. Hell, I could have told you the first solution probably wouldn't work--just by virtue of it being the first thing tried and the Law of Averages being what it is.

I wish everyone didn't expect the President to have all the answers, because he doesn't. He's not a god--just a guy who volunteered for what's gotta be the worst job in the world right now.

[Peacetrain]

4. It is definitely a wish and a prayer..