Gov. Bobby Jindal of Louisiana and others decided to try to push back the BP Gulf Coast oil disaster with an influx of fresh water from the Mississippi River.
But that destroyed fragile oyster beds, which take two to five years to rebuild.
And thanks, Sis. Gina, for the link. As she says: Don’t just do something. Stand there.
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Yet another politician who failed math and science. I wonder how many “experts” he consulted before authorizing this?
I don’t know, but if I were ol’ Bobby, I’d make sure to add a buttload to the number, now that I’ve helped destroy the oysters. That way, I could spread the blame around.
I’m thinking he didn’t ask anybody but his managers and political advisers. I mean,Bp didn’t buy up all the scientists in the state. And even the ones put on the company roster could have helped with this issue without violating their BP contracts. And I’m thinking just a phone call to the Coast Guard or NOAA might have resulted in a, “You might want to consider…” from somebody a little brighter than a small appliance bulb.
Maybe Jindal was worried about a population explosion in his state, for which they are unprepared, so he destroyed the oysters in order to reduce libidos.
Just a theory.
He had to destroy the oysters in order to save them.
Oh, no. Wait. That was about a village in Vietnam.
Bivalves, humans. War’s war, sister.
(I had to look up “bivalves.”)
So it’s a conspiracy! I love me my conspiracies! Wait a second. My tin-foil hat is somewhere around here…there. Lemme just adjust the chin strap. Good. Done! You were saying?
Crap. There goes my sex life.
Sorry, pal.