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phil — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 03:42:59 +0000

Article from the AP and Fox news.

Coast Guard Tells BP to Speed Up Containment Pace

Published June 12, 2010

| Associated Press

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ORANGE BEACH, Ala. — The federal government has given BP until the end of the weekend to find ways to speed up efforts to contain huge amounts of oil gushing from a ruptured well in the Gulf of Mexico, according to a letter released Saturday, as large globs of brown crude coated Alabama’s white sand beaches.

Coast Guard Rear Adm. James A. Watson sent a letter to BP officials on Friday expressing frustration with the overall pace of the effort and ordered the company to identify ways to expedite the process in the coming says.

“Recognizing the complexity of this challenge, every effort must be expended to speed up the process,” Watson wrote in the letter, sent to Doug Suttles, BP’s chief operating officer.

BP has struggled with several efforts to contain the oil. The latest cap installed on the blown-out well is capturing about 650,000 gallons of oil a day, but large quantities are still spilling into the sea.

Scientists have estimated that anywhere between about 40 million gallons to 109 million gallons of oil have gushed into the Gulf since a drilling rig exploded April 20, killing 11 workers and triggering the worst oil spill in U.S. history.

The Coast Guard initially sent a letter to BP on Wednesday asking for more details on its plans to contain the [read more]

Democrat Leadership’s Definition of “Really Good”

Beadles — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 19:28:10 +0000

This is how the Democrat leadership measures success by having 36,000 people lose their jobs. The $800 Billion spending was supposed to create millions of jobs, yet we continue to see people lose their homes and jobs. Only a politician would call the loss of 36,000 jobs a success. We here in Main Street America call this a failure.

According to Harry Reid, this is “Really Good”: [read more]

One Year Later, Where Are The Jobs?

Beadles — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 16:00:03 +0000

One year ago, President Obama and the Democrat Leadership signed into law a spending bill they called the “American Recovery Reinvestment Act”. The Democrats made claims that this $787 billion spending bill would create over 3 million jobs, prevent our unemployment from increasing beyond 8%, and would help our struggling economy.

Today, we have over 8.5 million Americans who have lost their jobs since the recession started. In California there are 2.2 million Californians who are out of work and in this past year, our state lost 47,000 employers. The Democrats promises never came true.

What our country and state now has is not more jobs or a growing economy, we have a $1.3 trillion debt that continues to grow every single day.

In our Congressional District 11, which includes the counties of Alameda, Contra Costa, San Joaquin and Santa Clara, what we have seen grow are food lines, unemployment, and the loss of homes and businesses.

The current people in Washington, D.C. don’t get it. That is why I need your support now to retire the current Democrat Congressman Jerry McNerney. With your help we can put a like minded, small business owner in congress, who understands that if you don’t have the money, you don’t spend it.

Here is how the Democrats have currently spent your hard earned money on this stimulus package:

$15,551 to Study Drunk Mice $325,394 to Study “Mating Decisions” of Cactus [read more]

Beadles on Latest Unemployment Figures

Beadles — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 01:05:55 +0000

“California Needs Forward Thinking Solutions That Creates Jobs, Not Eliminates Them.”

California’s payrolls dropped by more than 700,000 in the past year and the unemployment rate increased to 12.2 percent. These latest unemployment numbers reflect the hardship that is being felt across this state. In the midst of the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression, our nation and state needs forward-thinking solutions that will keep our economy moving forward by creating jobs, not eliminating them.

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

California’s Economy:

2.2 Million Unemployed Californians. “The number of people unemployed in California was 2,247,000.” (Employment Development Department, 10/16/09)

700,000 Lost Jobs Since Sept. 2008. “In a year-over-year comparison (September 2008 to September 2009), nonfarm payroll employment in California decreased by 732700 jobs (down 4.9 percent). (Employment Development Department, 10/16/09)

National Economy:

After Passing $787 Billion Stimulus In February, Over 2.6 Million American Jobs Lost, Unemployment Grows To 9.8 Percent. (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, www.bls.gov, Accessed 10/2/09)

Including 263,000 Americans Losing Their Jobs In September. (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, www.bls.gov, Accessed 10/2/09)

263,000 Jobs Eliminated In September; Unemployment 9.8%. “The U.S. labor market weakened in September as 263,000 payroll jobs were lost and the unemployment rate rose a tenth to a 26-year high of 9.8%, the Labor Department reported. It was the 21st consecutive month of job losses. Since the recession began in December 2007, 7.2 million jobs have been lost and the unemployment rate has doubled. Details of the report were almost universally dismal, with the [read more]

Jobless Numbers Murky. GAO Says Data Not Reliable

Beadles — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 18:49:06 +0000

If the Democratic Party and the Obama Administration can’t figure out how many jobs were saved or created, why should we trust them with more of our money? Why should the American people believe that spending an additional $800 billion in health care, will be deficit neutral? Obama’s hope has begun to meet reality.

JOB COUNTS THAT HAVE PROVEN TO BE COMPLETELY UNRELIABLE …

Obama Administration’s Claims Of Jobs Saved Or Created “So Murky It Can Never Be Verified.” “Obama faces souring public opinion over his handling of the economy, which has shed 1.6 million jobs since the stimulus was signed in February. That total has far overshadowed White House announcements estimating the effort has saved 150,000 jobs, a figure that is so murky it can never be verified.” (Brett J. Blackledge & Matt Apuzzo, “Spin Meter: Obama’s New ‘Accelerated’ Recovery Plan Is Neither New Nor Accelerated,” The Associated Press, 6/9/09)

Job Count From Contractors Will Be Based On Their “Best Guess” Of Whether Stimulus Saved Jobs. “Recipients won’t be asked to differentiate between jobs created and jobs saved, officials said. They will have to give their best guess as to whether a job would have been lost had it not been for stimulus funding.” (Elizabeth Williamson and Louise Rodnofsky, “U.S. To Post Reports On Stimulus Jobs Online,” The Wall Street Journal, 9/23/09)

GAO Says State Data May Not Be Reliable Due To Large Amount Of Information. “The volume of information required for a report due next [read more]