The Oil Spill

If this question was asked in real life, I would blame the jews.

But here, I blame BP, as they kept trying to cut corners to put more money in their pockets. I hope they have to pay out of pocket and then some to fix this.

Damn, there's a lot of votes here..

I didn't even know we HAD 65 people that checked this site regurarly!

i still say *Napolean voice* BURN IT!

KrAzY wrote:its taken 3 months


there were 17 offers for IMMEDIATE help from foreign nations... Obama turned down ALL of them until 3 weeks ago

Yeah, and BP turned down the help of James Cameron like 3 times!!!

the Obama administration needed time to evaluate the extent of the disaster, and to attempt to organize some sort of response. Giving a large number of foreign nations the go ahead to send in vessels, all working independently and without organization, probably wasn't the smartest option for handling things.

Either way, I doubt any offer would have worked to actually put an end to the spill itself. They could probably be helpful with the clean-up process... but there's no sense in focusing on cleaning up when oil is still gushing out of the sea floor.

Rasq wrote:Ahem.
It wasn't NEARLY that bad.
Shooting at the National Guard? No bullet holes were found on the helicopters.
Looting? By and large, people were going after food and blankets, not big-screen TVs.
Raping and drug overdosing in the football stadium? Way overblown by reporters.

People were complaining that Bush wasn't doing enough to get the population under control

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Oh, I'm sure it was overplayed by the media. Nevertheless, at least in the case of Katrina, people were criticizing the President for something over which he actually had jurisdiction.

Rasq wrote:.
As for the oil spill... I wanna see BP REALLY pay for this, and I wanna see federal oversight get cleaned out and working.

And fire up the rigs, let's move back to shallow water!

BP will be held responsible (by law) for the actual clean-up process. I think they've clearly accepted that burden. Whether or not they should be held accountable for the indirect consequences of the spill is what's being questioned.

At some point, it all comes down to what sort of punishment the President is and is not legally capable of handing out, and whether or not you're comfortable with him doing so anyway. This whole Escrow fund thing is certainly just punishment, but it's not entirely.... legal.

i blame our reliance on crude oil

I picked caused by the jews cause of ruski! Its all his fault.

what about the Methane bubble under the Guld of Mexico?