The Oil Spill

For the past forty-two days, a BP oil well has been uncontrollably leaking oil in the Gulf Of Mexico. The spill is a result of a pipe that burst five thousand feet underwater, and an estimated 25 million gallons of crude oil has now been dumped in the ocean. Yes this is a great disaster and needs to be corrected as fast as possible, but my main question is why in the world has President Obama and his cabinet assumed control of the situation, telling BP what to do and how to clean up the mess. Yes I think that the government should be involved in the situation but not in complete control of it. If some one disagrees with this and thinks Obama is right for assuming complete command of the situation i would to politely ask you to provide some evidence that our government knows more about oil spills and pipelines than BP does. Carol Brown, President Obama's energy policy advisor said, "This is obviously a difficult situation, but its important for people to understand that from the beginning the government has been in charge." (New York Times) If this is the case if the government has truly been in charge from the beginning, should we not be blaming them for how long this is taking instead of BP? If i must I will remind the American people that BP is one of the select few oil and gas suppliers that gets its oil from gulf coast oil wells instead of the middle east.

illegal Immagration???

In the past three days I have encountered at least three discussions about illegal immigration and its consequences on the united states. I do say consequences because in no way can any one with any self truth claim that illegal immigration has had a more positive effect on our country than negative. Yes the topic of illegal immigration is a sensitive one and should not be taken lightly; but it should be common knowledge to the people of this country. In Mr. Murray's English class we discussed the matter of a Kennesaw State University student who was arrested because she was an illegal immigrant. one may ask the question of why was she arrested, or say that she should have had an equal opportunity to go to school like the rest of the nation. The fact of the matter is, that she did and does have an equal opportunity. She has the same options that immigrants from other countries do. and that is fill out the paper work and do it legally. Some may say that its her parents fault and she did not have a choice when she was a child. well my reply to them is yes she may not have had a choice in her childhood but she most certainly did when she was attending college and preparing for a degree in Law. Now, no one should take any of this personally because this is just one mans thoughts on the subject and by no means am i claiming to be right on the matter. If anything I am saying the American people need to educate themselves on the matter. So when the shit does hit the fan, we are prepared to make a descision that is for the better and not the worst.