Not to drift the thread, but I came across something last evening that could relate to Adm Allen’s peculiar behavior.
The link is to an All Points Blog. The only thing, really, to see is this
"Thursday, May 11. 2006
Emerson Admendment to Keep Rolla Open Passes Committee
Missouri Rep. Jo Ann Emerson is not through the her work to keep the USGS mapping center open. Yesterday her ammendment to the 2007 Interior Budget bill to keep Rolla open for another year passed committee on a voice vote.
In an article in the Rolla Daily News Emerson is described as discussing “hookwinking.”
Emerson said congress had been “hookwinked” into thinking that privatizing the USGS operation would save money. “The USGS has lied through their teeth about the whole project,” Emerson said."
There are no trackbacks and no comments. The link to the Rolla Daily News (which is apparently Rolla, Missouri & serves Newburg, Mo) is a Page Not Found.
Is it me (thinking that’s weird) or is this normal/ common knowledge among mariners? The first thing I thought was BP somehow “owning” the USCG- esp since both entities act like it.