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sabrina 1

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10. I remember that and 18 days later 11 men died and our environment was dealt a deadly blow.
Sun Apr 19, 2015, 10:56 PM
Apr 2015

I remember how he made a sort of snide remark about those who opposed lifting the ban. They were 'not up on the technology, old fashiioned, not informed by the 'experts' who had assured him how 'safe' these rigs were today. Iow, all those lefties were just behind the times. His new BFF were living in the present, not stuck in the past like those irritating lefties etc etc.

I would have appreciated an apology, an admission that those 'lefties' were right after all. That his new BFF were greedy, lying bastards who were using him. His real friends WERE those much despised 'lefties' who voted for him because he promised that he would not lift that ban.

I remember the debate with McCain re Offshore Drilling. Obama wiped the floor with him telling him exactly why he would oppose lifting that ban.

What a price to pay, loss of trust, the lives of 11 men, the destruction of the environment. What I want to know is 'WHY'??

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