Right smack in the middle of this cleanup effort the United States Coast Guard thinks it would be a nifty time to have a little safety inspection of the skimming vessels being used.
Oh yeah! The Coast Guard had to make sure that these boats had fire extinguishers and a life jacket for every person on board .... So the boats were ordered into port and sidelined for about 24 hours while the Coast Guard conducted their safety inspection.
Are you believing this? Now I've seen government do some amazingly stupid things during my 40 years of talk radio ... but this pretty much takes the cake.
Try this. Fire trucks are on the way to a fire. Some DOT safety inspector is cruising down the road and sees the trucks. He figures that this might be a good time for a safety inspection. Besides, he notes that one of the brake lights is broken. So ... he pulls the fire truck over for an inspection. Meanwhile, the building keeps burning.
Now know this: No private sector company would ever pull an insane stunt like this. This is the type of idiocy that can only come from government. So ... let's all put our trust in government. And for the 45% of you who think that the government is best equipped to stop this leak ... what would you say when some government hack tells you that they have just the equipment they need .. and it's loaded on a boat ... but they just can't leave harbor until they have a life vest for every person on board. Give me a freaking break.
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