The current, popular narrative here at DailyKos seems to be that President Obama is weak and "capitulates" to Republicans more often than any of us can say capitulate between breakfast and lunch.
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Showing posts with label Obama Administration. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Obama Administration. Show all posts
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
First-Ever Solar Projects Approved for Federal Lands and Other Good Environmental News
by askew
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As part of the Obama Administration's celebration of National Energy Awareness Month, there have been some great environmental news this week. First, the Obama administration announced they are putting U.S. built solar panels back on the White House, as well as a solar hot water heater on the roof of the White House Residence (see Lawrence's great diary on this subject).
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Friday, September 17, 2010
BP and the Gov't: Setting Precedent, Reforming Image*
by scorpiorising
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The Gulf of Mexico, her marine life and the people of the Gulf coast are a political sacrifice, and one that the Obama administration had no right to make.
The lies of BP and our government are as toxic as the oil that remains in the Gulf, and the dispersant that BP continues to be used in full view, and apparently with approval from, our government. There is a massive cover-up taking place on the Gulf coast, in full view of the "public", the people, in full view of the corporate media, in full view of the world.
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Monday, September 13, 2010
BP and the Gov't: Setting Precedent, Reforming Image
by scorpiorising
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The Gulf of Mexico, her marine life and the people of the Gulf coast are a political sacrifice, and one that the Obama administration had no right to make.
The lies of BP and our government are as toxic as the oil that remains in the Gulf, and the dispersant that BP continues to be used in full view, and apparently with approval from, our government. There is a massive cover-up taking place on the Gulf coast, in full view of the "public", the people, in full view of the corporate media, in full view of the world.
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Sunday, September 12, 2010
BP and the Gov't: Setting Precedent, Reforming Image
by scorpiorising
continued at Daily Kos....
The Gulf of Mexico, her marine life and the people of the Gulf coast are a political sacrifice, and one that the Obama administration had no right to make.
The lies of BP and our government are as toxic as the oil that remains in the Gulf, and the dispersant that BP continues to be used in full view, and apparently with approval from, our government. There is a massive cover-up taking place on the Gulf coast, in full view of the "public", the people, in full view of the corporate media, in full view of the world.
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Friday, August 27, 2010
We don't need ... don't want your help ...
by A Siegel
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When it comes to the necessity of facing down pollution in the nation's electricity system and other major polluting industries, it is hard to read recent Obama Administration action as anything other than a strong statement to leading environmental organizations:
Stay out of our way.
We don't need your help.
We don't want your help.
With monumental inaction by the U.S. Senate in the face of devastating climate chaos from flooded Pakistan to smoldering Russian to heat records in many nations and many areas of the United States, the paths forward to effective action to turn the tide away from egregious CO2 emissions seem limited (at best). With the President (and his Administration) having, to put it politely, flubbed its leadership role on the climate front in terms of getting serious and meaningful action through the U.S. Congress, we have to wonder seriously at the latest action.
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Monday, August 9, 2010
Wednesday, August 4, 2010
BOE Chief Thinks Drilling Moratorium Can End Early
by Something the Dog Said
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The new Director of Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (OEMRE) (sheesh!) Michael Bromwich said yesterday that the Obama Administration is looking at the possibility of ending the deep water drilling moratorium "significantly" earlier than the Nov. 30 expiration date. This is in response to the uproar from Gulf State lawmakers (most from the radicalized Republican Party) that it is killing jobs.
"Originally posted at Squarestate.net"
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Monday, July 12, 2010
Reconstituting the Standard Oil Company
by bobdevo
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The Standard Oil Company was the largest and arguably the most powerful corporation in the history of mankind. In 1904, Standard controlled 91% of production and 85% of final sales of petroleum products in the USA. Because of its monopolistic powers and unlawful business practices, on May 15, 1911, the Supreme Court declared the Standard Oil group to be an unreasonable monopoly under the Sherman Antitrust Act, and ordered Standard to break up into 34 independent companies.
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Sunday, June 13, 2010
Until White House Behavior Changes....
by icebergslim
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it is just more of the same.
The stimulus package needed to be minimum ONE TRILLION DOLLARS.
We knew this, but now President Obama is asking, begging, trying to make the case that he needs 50 billion dollars to save teachers, firefighters, policemen jobs out here. (all of the stimulus money has not been spent, but 50B they don't have....)
But, when you listen to Blue Dog Democrats, wanting Republican votes you get what we got in the stimulus package. A compromised package that many economic experts said from the very beginning was not enough money. And we won't even get into the stimulus package creating jobs, it did not, it saved the very jobs for a short time, that now the White House needs more money to save again.
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Friday, June 11, 2010
Source: HUGE Federal Gulf Public Works Project Coming
by calchala
Apparently, according to historian, Douglas Brinkley there is a huge federal gulf recovery act being planned by the Obama administration and by Congress that would be on the scale of Tennessee Valley Authority. This would include redirecting the Mississippi River down towards the gulf but wouldn't begin until after the well was fully capped and the relief well was drilled. h/t RLMiller Tennessee Valley Authority for Gulf Coast
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Apparently, according to historian, Douglas Brinkley there is a huge federal gulf recovery act being planned by the Obama administration and by Congress that would be on the scale of Tennessee Valley Authority. This would include redirecting the Mississippi River down towards the gulf but wouldn't begin until after the well was fully capped and the relief well was drilled. h/t RLMiller Tennessee Valley Authority for Gulf Coast
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Thursday, June 10, 2010
(((((BP))))) BOO-F*****G HOO......
by icebergslim
Now is not the time for American anger to cease.... BP and our friends across the pond are angry.... BP is full of SHIT and LIARS to many Americans HERE.... I am sorry that your stock portfolios or pensions are taking a hit, across the pond. Look at what this company did to a large part of the United States of America...Look at what happened to FAMILIES HERE.... And the oil is still gushing and we don't know what the final tally of damage will be.... Stop crying BP......We don't have any PITY PARTIES HERE FOR YOU...
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Now is not the time for American anger to cease.... BP and our friends across the pond are angry.... BP is full of SHIT and LIARS to many Americans HERE.... I am sorry that your stock portfolios or pensions are taking a hit, across the pond. Look at what this company did to a large part of the United States of America...Look at what happened to FAMILIES HERE.... And the oil is still gushing and we don't know what the final tally of damage will be.... Stop crying BP......We don't have any PITY PARTIES HERE FOR YOU...
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Wednesday, June 9, 2010
When will Ken Salazar be given the "don't let the door knob hitcha'" treatment?
by icebergslim
Ah, wake up call!!! That is what the worst environmental catastrophe will do to you!!! And we have a horrible piece by Rolling Stone towards the Obama Administration and their practically business as usual attitude.... But before we go ballistic on Rolling Stone for writing such an article, remember they were our FRIENDS... This Week With Barack Obama and Daily Kos
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Ah, wake up call!!! That is what the worst environmental catastrophe will do to you!!! And we have a horrible piece by Rolling Stone towards the Obama Administration and their practically business as usual attitude.... But before we go ballistic on Rolling Stone for writing such an article, remember they were our FRIENDS... This Week With Barack Obama and Daily Kos
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Wednesday, June 2, 2010
President Obama? A Kanye Moment?
by icebergslim
Remember THIS from a telethon in 2005 for victims of Hurricane Katrina. Kanye West rattled on but the man was angry. Mike Myers and his facial expressions will go down in infamy.
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Remember THIS from a telethon in 2005 for victims of Hurricane Katrina. Kanye West rattled on but the man was angry. Mike Myers and his facial expressions will go down in infamy.
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Tuesday, June 1, 2010
(Video) Reality and inconvenience for BP CEO Tony Hayward settling in
by icebergslim
First off, the BP Oil Disaster on the Deepwater Horizon is British Petroleum's fault at the end of the day. Now BP can continue to point fingers at Transocean or Halliburton, but at the end of the day, it was BP who was drilling in deep ocean water for crude oil. Next, this is not Barack Obama's fault. This was a man made disaster caused by greed, in my opinion. Greed of a company to make more money, and greed of the money received to allowe BP to drill by the United States of America. Finally, the reality is that this oil will probably spill until the relief wells are on line, the earliest late July and the latest late August. So, for another solid 60 days, we have the glorious opportunity to continue to view the toxic oil dumping into the Gulf Coast.AND
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First off, the BP Oil Disaster on the Deepwater Horizon is British Petroleum's fault at the end of the day. Now BP can continue to point fingers at Transocean or Halliburton, but at the end of the day, it was BP who was drilling in deep ocean water for crude oil. Next, this is not Barack Obama's fault. This was a man made disaster caused by greed, in my opinion. Greed of a company to make more money, and greed of the money received to allowe BP to drill by the United States of America. Finally, the reality is that this oil will probably spill until the relief wells are on line, the earliest late July and the latest late August. So, for another solid 60 days, we have the glorious opportunity to continue to view the toxic oil dumping into the Gulf Coast.AND
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Wednesday, May 26, 2010
The MMS Division is doing things "Big Pimpin' Style"
by icebergslim
The President tells an aide: PLUG THE DAMN HOLE.... My sentiments too, because this is becoming an embarrassment of the highest caliber and it falls under the Obama Watch. Yes, the Obama Watch. Even though we KNOW that this despicable department had all kind of bullshit, and illegal bullshit attached to it while Bush Co. was in charge, the problem is that it never was FIXED. And we are in year two of the Obama Watch. Thus.... it falls under our watch.
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The President tells an aide: PLUG THE DAMN HOLE.... My sentiments too, because this is becoming an embarrassment of the highest caliber and it falls under the Obama Watch. Yes, the Obama Watch. Even though we KNOW that this despicable department had all kind of bullshit, and illegal bullshit attached to it while Bush Co. was in charge, the problem is that it never was FIXED. And we are in year two of the Obama Watch. Thus.... it falls under our watch.
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