[Toughy]

BP refused the Dutch offer of help. The US government did not refuse help. BP is in charge not the government.

Some parts of the mainstream media are ignoring the plumes. Rachel Maddow (for one) has not been ignoring the plumes or the horrific response to maintaining and replacing the various types of booms BP keeps proudly telling you how much boom they have laid out. Putting boom in the water and then walking away is not a response.

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Gas has dropped about 11 cents a gallon since oil began spewing out of the well head.

Gas prices normally go up in the summer and prior to this disaster was going up. Now prices have dropped.

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popcorn....

msdemeanor address the stock issue in a previous post in this thread There is nothing going on about that.

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this post was brought to you by an independent also...........since CA passed the stupidest open primary law anywhere it matters not what political party you belong to.......