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2010-06-19 Economy

Florida Panhandle County Takes Oil Matters Into Its Own Hands

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Posted by Fred 2010-06-19 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 So now you sort of know how the little people feel about getting permits. Sort of like a mix of extortion, sadism and bureaucratic pinheadedness.

Posted by gorb 2010-06-19 00:53|| 2010-06-19 00:53|| Front Page Top

#2 The Obama administration is worse than incompetent, it is malicious.

Posted by crosspatch 2010-06-19 02:58|| 2010-06-19 02:58|| Front Page Top

#3 My impression is that the maliciousness, which is there, is outweighed by the incompetence. Even were they not malicious, I don't think the result would be any different, because they simply don't know what they have to do. The president collects stars to ornament his administration -- PhDs, Nobel and other prize winners, people with impressive resumes. But there's a reason such people have lab technicians and administrative assistants: those are the people who know how to get things done, while the great men and women are thinking their deep thoughts.

Posted by trailing wife 2010-06-19 07:29|| 2010-06-19 07:29|| Front Page Top

#4 It's the decades of accumulated legislative and regulatory deadwood that is exposed in a time of crisis. In time of crisis, companies must fire the deadwood and streamline operations to survive. The national government and economy is no different.

Dump 90% of the accumulated laws, regulations and bureaucracy to reduce the anchor that is dragging down American's productivity as well as stifling personal interaction and fostering a sense of animosity instead of a sense of community. Americans are more than capable of choosing the correct and moral path and punishing those that do not without some amoral taxpayer supported seat warmer telling them what to do at every step.

Posted by ed 2010-06-19 07:47|| 2010-06-19 07:47|| Front Page Top

#5 There is a major element of risk aversion in play. If a bureaucrat does something that is not specified in the binder on his shelf, and it doesn't work or someone (anyone) has a problem with it, that bureaucrat could be held accountable, but as long as he sticks to the manual he has perfect defense. Judgement is not allowed. (This is the same logic that cost Germany the D-Day invasion.)
In their defense, this is a key reason spill plans are supposed to be so detailed - but they were not. If the plans had laid out the authorization, method, contractors and environmental impact of closing the pass it would have been approved immediately.

Posted by Glenmore 2010-06-19 08:09|| 2010-06-19 08:09|| Front Page Top

#6 Our a competent President could have waived a lot of law and regulations for the duration of the crisis and facilitate the solution instead of adding to the crisis.

Of course, they are already trying to take advantage of the crisis, never letting one go to waste.

Posted by Bobby 2010-06-19 08:45|| 2010-06-19 08:45|| Front Page Top

#7 Of course, they are already trying to take advantage of the crisis, never letting one go to waste.

Gulf spill could swing Obama's power play on energy policy

$7/gal gas, here we come.
President Obama has a solution to the Gulf oil spill: $7-a-gallon gas. That's a Harvard University study's estimate of the per-gallon price of the president's global-warming agenda. And Obama made clear this week that this agenda is a part of his plan for addressing the Gulf mess.

Posted by ed 2010-06-19 08:59|| 2010-06-19 08:59|| Front Page Top

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