Wall Street Journal: Why Is the Gulf Cleanup So Slow?

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703426004575339650877298556.html?mod=WSJ_hpp_sections_opinion

Redrant: Another example not mentioned in the article is the tendency of bureaucrats to "cover their behinds" by strictly enforcing rules like the "oil in water discharge" rule. For now the collected oil and water discharge mix has to collected and sent to a refinery. A skinner/separator might get out 95% or more of the oil. Basically what is discharged is very light and will tend to evaporate easily. Not good in aquifers that supply drinking waters but this is the ocean.

A presidential "Executive order" to waive the rule in the this oil spill would solve this problem. I recall after Hurricane Katrina and when gas price shot was up President GW Bush signed an executive order relaxing the "boutique blend" rules for gasoline. Obama says he will "kick some asses". This is not an "executive decision". We elect presidents to make these heading the largest corporation in the world. Greg Lang