Tuesday, May 25, 2010

The Battle's Lost. The War's Begun.

by Crashing Vor

As oil continues to pour from the wreckage of the Macondo lease, a new source of pollution has opened up.  Politicians seeking electoral advantage, pundits seeking recognition and worried citizens seeking some answer to this growing hell-sea have been popping up with greater frequency, spewing blame and toxic rhetoric on the media beaches. Bobby Jindal wants more booms.  David Vitter thinks Thad Allen's stalling on building berms.  Chris Matthews wants Barack Obama to wave a wand.  Mike Papantionio wants supertankers with skimmers.  Salazar wants to pose with his boot on somebody's neck. All of them want camera time.  And none of them want to tell the truth.  Me, neither, but it's time someone does.  If you're a big fan of hope, you may want to skip this diary.

continued at Daily Kos....