Why?

Why did the President's administration reject the Dutch skimmer ships the day after the BP spill? If they had come on scene from the beginning, the spill would probably be over 90% contained.

Why is the Jones Act still in force in the Gulf right now?

The answers to these questions are important. The fact that we have to ask them shows either gross incompetency of the Administration from DOT, EPA, DHS, and the Executive branch or calculated destructiveness. There is no other angle here. Why would you reject help in a situation where you are thin on resources, causing one of the worst environmental disaster in American history?

Any buyer's remorse yet?

Why do we even have the Jones Act, by the way?