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k2o4 United States. Jun 19 2010 17:52. Posts 4803

I'm getting sick of the Republican political strategy of "Block anything Obama wants, go against anything Obama says, and hope that Obama fails and looks bad so people choose Republicans in the next election." I mean these fuckers aren't even allowing a vote on legislation to remove the $75 million cap for the amount oil companies have to pay when there's a spill. Think about that - when things are good these companies get to take all the profit they can suck out of us, but when they fuck up and spill the oil, we are only allowed to get $75 million out of them... even if they cause 1 billion in damages.

So who gets stuck with the other $925 million? Either the taxpayers get stuck with it as the government helps people, or the poor business owners and workers and families get fucked over... despite doing NOTHING wrong. How can anyone see that and not say that it is total BS? How can any of these republicans really believe that if their oyster company was put out of business because an oil spill destroyed all of their oyster beds, that THEY should have to just lose all their money and move on? How can someone say that the oil company isn't liable and responsible to cover the damages?

Glad to see Obama finally speaking out on this Republican stall tactic directly:

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Last edit: 19/06/2010 17:55

Baalim Mexico. Jun 19 2010 19:08. Posts 34262

so one party systematically blocking the other zomg what a shock!

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k2o4 United States. Jun 20 2010 17:08. Posts 4803

On June 19 2010 18:08 Baal wrote:
so one party systematically blocking the other zomg what a shock!

baal makes a stupid comment, zomg what a shock!

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