“This is not an environmental disaster, and I will say that again and again because it is a national phenomena. Oil has seeped into this ocean for centuries, will continue to do it. During World War...
Author - Bob Cesca
BP's Coverup and Whitewash Continues
BP and their subcontractors are instructing cleanup workers to not talk to the press: One woman said, "I can't talk to you," and then another worker ran up to her and grabbed her arm and said, "Just...
New Huffington Post Column
How Soon Until the Free Market Stops the Oil Spill? Tweet and Digg often!
Worst Persons
CNN for looking for the "bright side" of the oil spill. Very serious.
Palin Revisionism
It's beginning. The "drill baby drill" crowd are beginning to change their story. Remember when gas prices were in the $4 range? The Republicans began to propose offshore oil drilling as a solution...
Tell Us More, Mr. Limbaugh
Rush Limbaugh yesterday: Oil is as much a part of nature as air is. Oil is as much a part of nature as water is. … If we didn’t do anything, it would recover. It might take a lot of years, but it...
A Plumbing We Will Go
The latest on the cut and cap: SCHRIEVER, La. (AP) -- Coast Guard Adm. Thad Allen is saying that a saw has become stuck as it was cutting through a pipe on a busted well, stalling the latest attempt...
Morning Awesome
Our Smashing Pumpkins theme week continues with "That's The Way (My Love Is)" Live on Late Show with David Letterman
The Ass Backwards World of Glenn Beck
Glenn Beck divides Americans based on whether they supported the Apollo mission or the Woodstock concert. Well, Beck, I'm very liberal (as labels go) and I have a much greater appreciation for the...
Cut and Crap
Jed Lewison calls bullshit on BP's "cut and cap" solution: The only problem with BP's "cut and cap" operation is that it won't cap anything. At best, it will allow BP to salvage some of the oil...
This Should Be Frustrating to Watch
The Justice Department is opening a criminal investigation of BP and the other corporations involved in the oil spill. PORT FOURCHON, La. — Attorney General Eric Holder said Tuesday that federal...
Buy This Book
John Amato and Dave Neiwert of Crooks & Liars have a new book for sale. Over a Cliff: How Obama's Election Drove the American Right Insane I haven't read it yet, but based on their collective...
Taking Over BP and Running the Show
Robert Reich makes a terrific case for the government to temporarily commandeer BP and all its assets in order to mitigate the oil spill and cleanup. Even though I recognize the political jeopardy in...
Oil Spill News That Speaks For Itself
Presented without comment: BP, struggling to maintain its image while taking responsibility for the worst oil disaster in U.S. history, has hired someone new to head its American public relations...
New Rules for President Obama
Benen wrote a fantastic piece over the weekend about the new political rules that have cropped up around President Obama -- rules that never applied to other presidents. Here are a few: *...
Quote of the Day
"In a world where I feel so small, I can’t stop thinking big." from Caravan, the new single from Rush
We're A Very Weird Nation
This article on NOLA.com caught my eye. The headline: Offshore drilling ban could be a blow to Louisiana economy And the key quote: "It's bad enough that we have an oil spill to deal with and the...
Superhero Bobby Jindal
Bobby Jindal is really good at jumping into and out of helicopters. He can also talk about the oil spill without choking on his own tongue. Amazing! By the way, anyone care to find out how much...
Morning Awesome
Smashing Pumpkins - "Bullet with Butterfly Wings"
Unbelievable Photo
This is 100 percent real. Tropical Storm Agatha swept through Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador. The above photograph was released by the president of Guatemala. It's a gigantic crater left in the...