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boomerbust Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-13-10 01:45 PM
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Efforts to raise oil spill damage limits blocked in senate
Breaking on CNBC- no link yet
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tosh Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-13-10 01:48 PM
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1. I want names.
I need to take out my frustration on some rethugs.
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BrklynLiberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-13-10 02:29 PM
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13. Ditto!
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Cronus Protagonist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-13-10 01:50 PM
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2. We need lists of the fascists
Who was it that voted against the public interest?
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abelenkpe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-13-10 01:56 PM
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3. They are protecting big business over
small business? Over the environment? Any further information appreciated....
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Arkana Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-13-10 01:56 PM
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4. Calling the 41 Republicans voting in a bloc.
Who wants to take my bet? Anyone?
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HughMoran Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-13-10 02:15 PM
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5. I hope this is Republicans again
The party of disaster.
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skeptical cynic Donating Member (404 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-13-10 02:18 PM
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6. Then the people need to make them responsible
Oppose every permit, every permit modification, every lease sale, every development in which BP has a stake.
Find out which legislators served the interests of BP and target them.

I heard today that Transocean has filed a motion in federal court to limit their liability to $27 million under a 19th century law that has nothing to do with this kind of situation and predates the oil industry.

This is the sort of corporatist and elite slight of hand we can expect from BP, Transocean, Halliburton and their toadies in all branches of government as the consequences of this disaster play themselves out over the coming decades.
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Bryn Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-13-10 02:20 PM
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7. Check their pockets stuffed with $$$ from Oil Companies
I really don't understand how many of politicans could take money from the corporations to vote their way against the best interest of the environment, ecosystem, marine/wildlife and The People. This should be outlawed, made illegal. If they are not doing their job for the country and for the people why the hell are they in there? Such useless assholes!!!

Why are us The People feeling helpless? The government should be afraid of us. We need to go after them and demand they do their job for us The People and Our Country even though American is no longer the Country as it's now The Corporation.

:grr:
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Edweird Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-13-10 02:20 PM
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8. Imagine that. How many BILLION did BP make last year?
I'm sure they have the cash to get enough members of Congress to see things their way.
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aquart Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-13-10 02:25 PM
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11. Seize every damn dime and make them go to court to get it back.
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Edweird Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-13-10 02:28 PM
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12. Works for me. Hell, nationalize them all.
I think all utilities should be government owned.
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Bryn Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-13-10 02:31 PM
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14. What's good since the corporations now own the government?
They're in bed together against the best interest of us The People, Environment, Ecosystem, Ecomony, etc.

We should do something about that. Soon!
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Edweird Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-13-10 02:40 PM
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17. Yes, that is the pathetic reality.
You have batshit crazy zealots on the right and, for all intents and purposes, Reagan on the left. At this point no matter how you vote it seems the destination is the same, it's only the elevator music that's different. Things are clearly going to get MUCH MUCH worse before they get better.
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aquart Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-13-10 02:32 PM
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16. Yes. Too important to the nation to be in the hands of private greed.
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Edweird Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-13-10 02:42 PM
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18. Privatization is a bum deal,
and it's being expanded to incomprehensible levels.
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aquart Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-13-10 11:22 PM
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22. Privatization is a license to steal.
We should have stuck to the old word, "privateering."
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aquart Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-13-10 02:25 PM
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9. BY WHOM?
And I want ads ready to go on these oil company ass-licking bastards.
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City Lights Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-13-10 02:25 PM
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10. The Senate is fucking useless.
:puke: :thumbsdown:
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Obamanaut Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-13-10 02:31 PM
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15. Some of the ones voting this way will be up for reelection this year.
We have an opportunity to replace 1/3 of this dysfunctional group.
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Bryn Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-13-10 02:53 PM
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19. Here's the link
http://english.capital.gr/news.asp?id=968573

The Republicans blocked it. Same old same old..party of no no no lalalala no no ...
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ljm2002 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-13-10 05:09 PM
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21. Time for the Democrats to hold a press conference...
...and beat this drum loud and long: even while an oil gusher is destroying the Gulf, Republican senators are protecting the corporations from the consequences of their own greed.
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tosh Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-13-10 04:06 PM
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20. More here:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x8330835
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