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[Tirigon]

Captain Cornhole wrote...

Celrath wrote...

Busomjack's ego should be big enough to cap anything

Hey don't forget James Cameron's ego!  So so big it was declared it's own sovereign nation by the UN.

Didn´t Cameron make AVATAR? If so I like him.

[Wicked 702]

Holy crap this got political fast. Oh well, back to the spirit of things.



How would I cap the oil spill?

"With ma gat n****!"

[Wicked 702]

Yes, because that's been working so well here in California....



I love political sheep.

[Loerwyn]

FutureBoy81 wrote...

OnlyShallow89 wrote...

FutureBoy81 wrote...
Well it would prevent future occurence's

No, it would prevent it happening in places that aren't already drilled.

Thats not a fact, if regulations and standards were being kept this could have been avoided, its because of greed not need that we are over comsuming natural resources, there have been so many break throughs in alternative energy sources, its just that the government refuses to make them economically viable for the general public because of all the oil money tied into our economy and government  ..

Yes... Using alternate energy sources right this moment would of course stop places that are being drilled from ever having an oil spill. But it wouldn't, especially if they're going to remove the rigs and recycle the parts for something else. Something could go wrong with the removal, for example.

It's not just the government, it's other people. New technology (e.g. solar panels) is expensive at first because there's not a huge demand for it. The next generation comes, it's a bit cheaper and there's slightly higher demand, and it goes on and on until it's being mass produced for a low price and has a high demand. LCD screens are a *great* example of what I mean. Until people actually start wanting to buy solar panels, the price won't drop too much.

And for oil... It's used everywhere. It goes into our cars, our roads, planes, various chemicals we use. The cost of switching from oil to something else would be astronomical, and with the economic climate as it is that's not going to happen for a while.

[Tirigon]

Wicked 702 wrote...

Yes, because that's been working so well here in California....

I love political sheep.

Correct me if I´m wrong (not American so not uptodate with your politics) but I thought California was governed by Schwarzenegger, who is Republican....

[Dark Lilith]

Tirigon wrote...

Wicked 702 wrote...

Yes, because that's been working so well here in California....

I love political sheep.

Correct me if I´m wrong (not American so not uptodate with your politics) but I thought California was governed by Schwarzenegger, who is Republican....

I'll be baack!!!

[Wicked 702]

Tirigon wrote...

Wicked 702 wrote...

Yes, because that's been working so well here in California....

I love political sheep.

Correct me if I´m wrong (not American so not uptodate with your politics) but I thought California was governed by Schwarzenegger, who is Republican....

That's the same thing as attributing economic success or failure to the President. In reality, the President has very little to do with what happens economically. Neither Ronald Reagan nor Bill Clinton, two presidents from the different parties, had very much to do with their respective economic recoveries. They can propose changes, even put them together, but it's ultimately up to the legislature as to what the LAWS (and changes) will be.

That said here in California, Governor Steroid, is a Repub in name only. His policies are definitely not a match. You could say he pulled the standard political trick of running on one platform and then doing the exact opposite. He enjoyes about a 25% approval rating. But again all that is pointless because it's the legislature that really makes the rules, just like on the federal stage. They have been a majority of Democrats (about 60%/40% or so) for many decades. They are the law makers and it's their fault. And not just the Dems of course, both sides are to blame for sure even though the Repubs were the minority. They signed off on plenty of things they shouldn't have.

I just wonder when people are going to realize that it's actually BOTH parties that suck. There is no "good" party or "evil" party. They are both bought and paid for with lobbyist funds. Neither one is better than the other.

Edit: Typo. How dare I misspell the name of the great Reagan! Lol....

Modifié par Wicked 702, 26 mai 2010 - 11:04 .

[Busomjack]

We should just let the free market magically fix it themselves. Using the government to protect the environment is communism just like Stalin and Mao!

[scorptatious]

Use an Intimidate option on Obama.

[scorptatious]

bobobo878 wrote...

Calvin and Hobbes FTW!

[Dark Lilith]

use giant rolls of brawny paper towels!

[Noilly Prat]

I'd say toss Sarah Palin in there.



Now, I know what you're thinking... Sarah Palin alone isn't going to be enough to sufficiently plug the leak. Well, I thought about that, too, and that's why I would also propose filling the remaining space with copies of her book.

[Noilly Prat]

Captain Cornhole wrote...

Noilly Prat wrote...

I'd say toss Sarah Palin in there.

Now, I know what you're thinking... Sarah Palin alone isn't going to be enough to sufficiently plug the leak. Well, I thought about that, too, and that's why I would also propose filling the remaining space with copies of her book.

As much as I like Sarah, your comments made me laugh, and spit out my coffee.   Thanks for the mess.

Hey, anytime.  I do my best.  

[Weiser_Cain]

Instead of pumping mud, pump liquid nitrogen deep down the tube to gum it up, follow that with an quick curing expanding epoxy and top the whole thing off with a cement filled coffin around the whole top of the pipe.

[Weiser_Cain]

scorptatious wrote...

Use an Intimidate option on Obama.

Two things.
1 You'd never get confirmation of a successful intimidation check as he's just so unflappable.
2 He has how many death threats against him and he never seems worried? That's going to be one hell of a intimidation check, You might fail even with a natural 20.

[Miqunator]

scorptatious wrote...

Use an Intimidate option on Obama.

How would anything he says/do fix the problem?

Isn't the problem that they were sloppy with safety measures resulting in the initial explosion that sank the rig. And you'd think someone would have thought of a failsafe to prevent leaks, it's not like those rigs handle the most safe materials around

I'd fix the leak with duct tape, lots and lots of duct tape