Keith D. Milby :: blog

The deadly blowout of an oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico was triggered by a bubble of methane gas that escaped from the well and shot up the drill column, expanding quickly as it burst through several seals and barriers before exploding, according to interviews with rig workers conducted during BP's internal investigation.

While the cause of the explosion is still under investigation, the sequence of events described in the interviews provides the most detailed account of the April 20 blast that killed 11 workers and touched off the underwater gusher that has poured more than 3 million gallons of crude into the Gulf.

via FOXNews.com – Methane Gas Bubble Triggered Deadly Oil Rig Explosion.

YouTube – President Obama, No One in Arizona is Laughing.

Breitbart.tv » Obama’s National Security Advisor Tells Joke Depicting Jews as Greedy Merchants.

Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer today signed a controversial immigration bill into state law, advancing a politically charged debate that is already having reverberations in Washington.

“Respect for the rule of law means respect for every law,” said Brewer, a Republican. “People across America are watching Arizona.

via Gov. Brewer signs controversial immigration bill – On Politics: Covering the US Congress, Governors, and the 2010 Election – USATODAY.com.

YouTube – ACORN CEO Bertha Lewis Attacks Conservatives, Promotes Socialism.

The bursting of the real estate bubble and the ensuing recession have hurt jobs, home prices and now Social Security.

This year, the system will pay out more in benefits than it receives in payroll taxes, an important threshold it was not expected to cross until at least 2016, according to the Congressional Budget Office.

via Social Security Payout to Exceed Revenue This Year – NYTimes.com.

Indeed, the IRS data shows that in 2007—the most recent data available—the top 1 percent of taxpayers paid 40.4 percent of the total income taxes collected by the federal government. This is the highest percentage in modern history. By contrast, the top 1 percent paid 24.8 percent of the income tax burden in 1987, the year following the 1986 tax reform act.

The Tax Foundation – Tax Burden of Top 1% Now Exceeds That of Bottom 95%

It is getting very close to more people taking from the system than adding to it. When that happens, the end will be upon us.

The earth will be around long after we are gone.