Crude gushing into the Gulf of Mexico and washing ashore in Louisiana is exposing how ill prepared the U.S. has been to respond to a major offshore oil spill. Some scientists researching the spill don't have the right instruments to measure the spill or to study its impact. Maps that federal officials are using to identify priority areas to protect from spreading oil are outdated. And the Coast Guard says the country lacks enough plastic piping, or "boom," to keep the incoming oil away from the coast.
Welcome to the results of 30 years of Republican efforts to dismantle every regulatory agency in government. For sure it works for their big oil and big bank cronies, but not for the rest of the country.
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