The voracious Dutch vessels, for example, continuously suck up vast quantities of oily water, extract most of the oil and then spit overboard vast quantities of nearly oil-free water. Nearly oil-free isn't good enough for the U.S. regulators, who have a standard of 15 parts per million -- if water isn't at least 99.9985% pure, it may not be returned to the Gulf of Mexico.So, because 99% pure isn't good enough, it's better to leave the water totally polluted. This is insane. This is a Dumbocracy. Rule by the imbecilariat. Totalistupidism.
Words fail me. I hope the ballot-box won't in 2012.
Update: Team O, pluggin' the damn hole:
Water quality standards are appallingly stupid, Paco, across the country. That's because the people who write and enforce them are absolutely stupid.
ReplyDeleteThat's because they want the best possible water, and are willing to sacrifice anything to get it. As we used to say in the Army (and I hope they still do), "Best is the enemy of good".
Water quality standards are appallingly stupid, Paco, across the country. That's because the people who write and enforce them are absolutely stupid.
ReplyDeleteThat's because they want the best possible water, and are willing to sacrifice anything to get it. As we used to say in the Army (and I hope they still do), "Best is the enemy of good".
(this is attempt #2.....if there is a duplicate post, my apologies.)
Don't tell 'em where flipper and the pelican went...you know what. Or is the wildlife now banned from those waters along with the Dutch ships.
ReplyDeleteNews Flash: Obama says they will accept international aid. They just have to be cleared first. How long do you figure that will take, Paco? Should we start a pool? Might be fun.
On an entrepreneurial note, there are two guys who went to the Gulf to help in the clean up. They are doing it by bottling the oily water and selling it ala Mount St. Helen's ash.
Deborah Leigh
These are the same regulators who wouldn't let the Gulf states build berms to keep the oil out of their wetlands... because of environmental concerns.
ReplyDeleteThe inmates truly are running the asylum, which is why our work won't be over after November, or after 2012, but will have to continue for years in order to clear all the dead wood out of government. It didn't just start with the current Crop of Stupid.
Rebecca: Absolutely correct. Liberalism is a plague; the germ may lie low for awhile, but it's always there, waiting for the main chance.
ReplyDeleteI don't think we should rest until Liberalism is listed in the DSM IV. Dr. Lyle Rossiter pretty well nails it in his book "The Liberal Mind: The Psychological Causes of Political Madness." I'll be glad to loan you my spare copy, if you haven't already read it. I always keep one or two extras for friends.
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