Welcome to Kentucky Derby weekend! As some of you know, I’m a Kentucky native, yet I’ve never attended the Kentucky Derby. It’s interesting to see the rest of the world watch a 3-minute horse race and then quickly forget about horse racing for the rest of the year. Are you watching the Derby? Just remember, if you make a mint julep, you have to use Kentucky bourbon. None of that Canadian stuff, that’s just wrong!
Ladies and gentleman, your liberal media:
There’s a remarkable revolving door between the mainstream media and the staff of the Bush White House, and it just keeps spinning.
It’s been tough to keep up with all of them, but the list is getting pretty long. In addition to Orr and Malcolm on the Los Angeles Times’ “Top of the Ticket” site, we also have Dana Perino (Fox News), Michael Gerson (Washington Post), Marc Thiessen (Washington Post), Mary Matalin (CNN), Sara Taylor (MSNBC), Tony Snow (CNN), Frances Fragos Townsend (CNN), Nicole Wallace (CBS News), Dan Bartlett (CBS News), Jeff Ballabon (CBS News), Tony Fratto (CNBC), Juan Carlos Zarate (CBS News), and of course Karl Rove (Fox News, Newsweek, and the Wall Street Journal).
NBC News even hired one of the former president’s daughters, despite her not having any background in journalism.
Don’t forget Scott Brown’s daughter was also hired by CBS and Meghan McCain writes for the Daily Beast.
The great Oilpocalypse continues to grow in the gulf and balls of tar and oil are reaching the Louisiana coast now. MSNBC found that BP thought a spill was impossible:
BP suggested in a 2009 exploration plan and environmental impact analysis for the well that an accident leading to a giant crude oil spill — and serious damage to beaches, fish and mammals — was unlikely, or virtually impossible.
The plan for the Deepwater Horizon well, filed with the federal Minerals Management Service, said repeatedly that it was “unlikely that an accidental surface or subsurface oil spill would occur from the proposed activities.”
The company conceded a spill would impact beaches, wildlife refuges and wilderness areas, but argued that “due to the distance to shore (48 miles) and the response capabilities that would be implemented, no significant adverse impacts are expected.”
It’s horrible watching this play out, realizing we really have no way to stop the spill right now. All efforts have failed so far and we’re still playing a guessing game on how to deal with it.