Follow the paper and money trail

Potential explosive evidence uncovered by JoAnn Moretti at Blogster indicates that there may be possible criminal activity involving BP and Obama.

Maybe it's possible that the Congressional version of the Inquisition may reveal the connections between BP and the Democrat Party, at least according to JoAnn Moretti at Blogster. She has apparently uncovered a paper trail that purportedly connects BP, Haliburton, Deepwater Horizon, Citigroup, Goldman-Sachs, and the US. Government to a company called NALCO.

Looking at her evidence, we see some well known names in finance, Warren Buffet, Tony Rezko, George Soros and Barack Hussein Obama...mmm.mmmm.mmm.

According to Moretti, there is a concerted effort by these people and corporations to delay fixing the spewing oil leak at the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico. Though, why she makes such an assertion doesn't seem to be forthcoming. According to Obama, he was on top of the disaster on day one when SWAT teams were deployed to "secure" the area the very day it happened, yet, his regime later claimed that they didn't know the extent of the leak.

Although, Obama did say that he was pulling back to let BP handle the leak, because they were better equipped, may explain why the government seems to be taking a lackadaisical attitude towards fixing the problem. However, BP's stance seems to be just as suspect. According to JoAnn Moretti:

NALCO is associated with UChicago Argonne program. UChicago Argonne received $164 million dollars in stimulus funds this past year. UChicago Argonne just added two new executives to their roster. One from NALCO. The other from the Ill. Dept of Education.

If you dig a little deeper you will find NALCO is also associated with Warren Buffett, Maurice Strong, Al Gore, Soros, Apollo, Blackstone, Goldman Sachs, Hathaway Berkshire.

Warren Buffet /Hathaway Berkshire increased their holdings in NALCO just last November. (Timing is everything).

The dispersant chemical is known as Corexit. What it does is hold the oil below the water's surface. It is supposed to break up the spill into smaller pools. It is toxic and banned in Europe.

NALCO says they are using older and newer versions of Corexit in the Gulf.. (Why would you need a newer version, if the old one was fine?)

There is big money and even bigger players in this scam. While they are letting the oil blow wide open into the Gulf, the stakes and profit rise.

The Dolphins, Whales, Manatees, Sea Turtles and fish suffocate and die. The coastal regions, salt marshes, tourist attractions and the shore front properties are being destroyed, possibly permanently.The air quality is diminished. The Gulf of Mexico fishing industry is decimated.

All to create a need for their expensive and extremely profitable poison.

Moreover, there seems to be evidence that the corporate fatcats intended to maximize their financial gains by using Rahm Emmanuel's mantra, "Never let a good crisis go to waste."

Whatever the accuracy of JoAnn Moretti's assertions, if any of this turns out be fractionally true, this would be the death knell of President Obama's reign.

White House to the Netherlands - Thanks, but no thanks

I am of the opinion that presidents get far too much blame for disasters when there's really not much they can do. However, when another country offers their expertise to help and the response they get is, "Thanks, but no thanks" is when the blame falls squarely on the Oval Office.

Three days after the Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded and was sent to Davy Jones' Locker, the Dutch offered assistance with as much of their resources and expertise as possible. According to Geert Veeser, consul general for the Netherlands in Houston, “The embassy got a nice letter from the administration that said, ‘Thanks, but no thanks...’”

One can interpret the response from the White House any way they want to. I personally see it as a response of selfishness, in respect to  not wanting to show the world that America is too weak and incompetent to fix the problem ourselves. When not accepting the offer shows just the opposite. After all, and contrary to popular environmentalist beliefs, the Dutch gets most of their energy from offshore oil drilling and are resident experts at building dikes.

The official reason why the White House refused help from the Dutch is the Jones Act, a maritime law that requires all goods be carried in U.S. waters by U.S. flagged ships, which has prevented Dutch ships with equipment from entering U.S. coastal areas.

And Veeser asked the right question in his response, “What’s wrong with accepting outside help? If there’s a country that’s experienced with building dikes and managing water, it’s the Netherlands.” I'm sure that this law could have been thrown out the window on this instance, particularly since hindsight is 20/20.

Then there is bureaucratic red tape. For instance, a Maine businessman by the name of John Lapoint of Packgen in Auburn who has more than enough oil containment booms to assist in the effort. With the help of Senators Olympia Snowe, Susan Collins and Governor John Baldacci, word was sent to the Secretary of Interior and NOAA that John Lapoint and Packgen could help.

On may 24, ABC reported this:

On May 2, Gov. Jindal requested that federal authorities and BP provide three million feet of absorbent boom, five million feet of hard boom and 30 “jack up” barges. Of that, less than 800,000 feet of hard boom has arrived — less than a fifth of the request. About 140,000 feet of that hard boom is sitting waiting for BP to tell contractors where to take it.

“It is clear we don’t have the resources we need to protect our coast, we need more boom, more skimmers, more vacuums, more jack-up barges that are still in short supply,” Jindal said today. “Let’s be clear, every day that this oil sits is one more day that more of our marsh dies.”

Lapoint made a risky decision and began manufacturing oil boom, thinking that his company could sell it to help in the containment and cleanup effort. He added shifts and employees, and started cranking out the oil boom right away. It was a huge financial risk, but he also figured that in an emergency of that magnitude, you had to act quickly, and figured that BP and the government would have to act quickly too.

Well, he thought wrong and the risk he took was all for naught. Why? Once again, the White House declined the help.

Oh, let's not forget this: