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House budget committee to hear health bill on Monday. This is the same committee that Charlie Melancon resigned from recently. Convenient timing or is Charlie Melancon helping to pass this bill by resigning from the committee.
Great to meet you at the SRLC, Scott. I look forward to visiting the Hayride frequently….
Charley Melancon must have communed with the jellyfish when he visited Australia wasting taxpayer money. Why? Let's take a look at the common jellyfish; spineless, hollow jelly-like interior in the head cavity, drifts with the waves, preys on small fish and is generally considered a nuisance to those enjoying the ocean.
Let's take a look at Charlie Melancon; spineless, apparent hollow interior and jelly-like matter in the head cavity. Drifts with the populist political waves, never clearly takes a stand. Generally considered a nuisance to those trying to get a job done.
Hmmm. Jellyfish, fascinating.
I'm surprised I didn't see this on the Hayride! http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/business/stef...
It’s up on the latest oil spill update right now…
The Sandy Band-Aids
The Governor's antics certainly provide good theater, but when one realizes that there is absolutely no science behind the barrier island barrier, which was formulated on the back of an envelope by a person with a high school education, it's really scary ! They are taking sand set aside for legitimate coastal restoration projects and wasting it on sand castles that will be washed away by the first minor storm. It would have been great if the State had instead worked to have BP's money spent on projects that would serve both coastal restoration and preventing the spread of the spill. instead we're simply paying to launch the Governor's presidential campaign. So sad….
Oil spill questions, does this make any sense?
As I watched the news reports from the states affected by the Gulf of Mexico oil spill I would see small groups of men in what I assume to be white hazard coveralls attempting to clean tar balls of the beaches using shovels and plastic bags.
Please see the following video example: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qf6zxQuPFIA
Frankly, this video showed an example of work that seems to be frustrating at the least and representing an impossible task at best.
Having lived for many years in the beach resort town of Ocean City, Maryland I well remember the beach cleaning machines the city used to keep their beach pristinely clean of the trash, seaweed and other refuse washed up by the sea. I spoke with Joe Listmann at the beach maintenance department and he spoke very highly of the H. Barber & Sons, Inc., the manufacturer of their equipment. He referred me to Chris Kelley, their company representative, whom I caught up with in Pensacola, Florida. As you can imagine, Mr. Kelley is a very busy man these days. His company has been building and shipping their beach cleaning equipment world wide for over four decades. For a slide show of the oil cleaning equipment go to: http://www.hbarber.com/videos/Sludge_Cleanup_SURF...
In an interview today, Mr. Kelley explained to me that his company does indeed manufacture equipment that can provide a mechanical means for cleaning beaches of tar balls and other oil residue. He was careful to point out that weather conditions can affect the effectiveness of his company’s equipment.
When asked if anyone has even tried to use this type of equipment, he stated that several contractors and local authorities have indeed contacted his company. He also stated that his company was capable of gearing up production of additional equipment at a fairly rapid speed in weeks rather than months. This ability to ramp up production is of course an important factor in the potential use of this type of equipment.
Now to the question of, does this make any sense?
It certainly makes a lot more sense to use equipment that can cover miles of beach in a relatively short period of time, especially since the beaches must be cleaned of oil continuously then to try and do it with people using shovels and picking up one tar ball at a time.
With all the Czars the Obama administration keeps appointing, how about one with the common sense to get his hands a little dirty and taking a look at mechanical means to solve this problem. Let’s use every possible solution and get the beaches and the Gulf cleaned up.
Do it now and figure out the paperwork later!
"Common sense" and "Obama administration" are mutually exclusive terms. SURELY you know that by now.
This quote was translated into English from an article appearing in the Czech Republic as published in the Prager Zeitung of 28 April 2010:
“The danger to America is not Barack Obama but a citizenry capable of entrusting a man like him with the Presidency. It will be far easier to limit and undo the follies of an Obama presidency than to restore the necessary common sense and good judgment to a depraved electorate willing to have such a man for their president."
"The problem is much deeper and far more serious than Mr. Obama, who is a mere symptom of what ails America . Blaming the prince of the fools should not blind anyone to the vast confederacy of fools that made him their prince."
The Republic can survive a Barack Obama, who is, after all, merely a fool. It is less likely to survive a multitude of fools such as those who made him their president.”