So what do u all think of this mess, where in cause of BP Oil

[Roseslipper]

So what do u thinkof this mess where in cause of BP Oil?? I think its a crying shame, and criminal I hope they go to jail. Geesh I didnt think I had all this meanness in me, but look what happened all for geed $. 11 people lost their lives, many people will be out of work, all the fish etc...and beaches will be destroyed for yrs. Plus people trying to clean it up will get sick. And who knows how many other people will get sick because of this???? I beleive many will. And will it effect our drinking and bathing water?? humm

[bytor2112]

How do you know BP is at fault? Maybe Transocean is at fault or Haliburton or maybe it's just an unfortunate accident. All of it happened for greed? Really?

[Elgama]

I think everyone of us that uses oil plays a part in the situation. There is a reason men working on Rigs in the UK are so well paid its very dangerous

[MarginOfError]

How do you know BP is at fault? Maybe Transocean is at fault or Haliburton or maybe it's just an unfortunate accident. All of it happened for greed? Really?

And some theorize that North Korea might be behind it too.

[Just_A_Guy]

And some theorize that North Korea might be behind it too.

The only submarines North Korea possesses with enough range to get to the Gulf of Mexico are four leftover Soviet Whiskey-class submarines; and even under ideal conditions it would more than likely be a one-way trip.

Unless they had a refueling station somewhere in the Western Hemisphere . . .

[john doe]

I blame George Bush and Dick Cheney. It's obvious that Bush told Cheney that it was okay for Halliburton to force the oil companies to install faulty blowout preventers. <sarcasm off>

Actually, I think a whole lot of people could share the blame. The government, the companies involved, the watchdogs who were actually being paid off by the companies to look at porn all day instead of verifying that safety measures were being taken, the list goes on. The problem is, the main culprits probably won't see any repercussions, but will use this crisis as an opportunity to bring their agendas to the front. I don't know the answer to this, but I have to ask myself why they are drilling offshore and yet there are vast oil fields untapped on the mainland North American Continent that oil companies can't gain access to? If this had happened on dry land, what would the differences have been in solving this problem? Claiming that the solution is to switch to a different energy source is deflecting the question, and holds no real answers.

[Moksha]

How do you know BP is at fault? Maybe Transocean is at fault or Haliburton or maybe it's just an unfortunate accident. All of it happened for greed? Really?

You're right, it could even have been the work of the muppets. Has anyone checked the Swedish Chef to see if his underwater demolition equipment has been used lately? It is possible he cracked after hearing both Gonzo and Sarah Palin chant, "Drill baby drill".

[Hemidakota]

How do you know BP is at fault? Maybe Transocean is at fault or Haliburton or maybe it's just an unfortunate accident. All of it happened for greed? Really?

Well said...

[Hemidakota]

The only submarines North Korea possesses with enough range to get to the Gulf of Mexico are four leftover Soviet Whiskey-class submarines; and even under ideal conditions it would more than likely be a one-way trip.

Unless they had a refueling station somewhere in the Western Hemisphere . . .

Or to drunk and ran into it.

[gabelpa]

No matter where the blame lies, this is a huge problem with a heavy environmental impact. Some of the more extreme, are calling this an extinction level event, but they assume an unlimited supply of oil, It has to stop sometime, either by us or by just running out of oil.

[Hemidakota]

SPECIAL REPORT-Civil fine in Gulf spill could be $4,300 a barrel | Reuters

[NeuroTypical]

It's amazing - Bush messed up so totally horribly with Katrina, that he even managed to have an oil spill show up 5 years later. Shame on Bush for not letting Pres. Obama direct the USACE dredge new barrier reefs to keep the oil away from Louisiana wetlands. Shame on Dubya for the Obama policy of no close-offshore drilling, forcing folks to go deep-sea, where stuff like this is so hard to fix.

[Just_A_Guy]

You're right, it could even have been the work of the muppets. Has anyone checked the Swedish Chef to see if his underwater demolition equipment has been used lately? It is possible he cracked after hearing both Gonzo and Sarah Palin chant, "Drill baby drill".

Never thought I'd live to see the day when libs would give Halliburton a free pass.

[MarginOfError]

The only submarines North Korea possesses with enough range to get to the Gulf of Mexico are four leftover Soviet Whiskey-class submarines; and even under ideal conditions it would more than likely be a one-way trip.

Unless they had a refueling station somewhere in the Western Hemisphere . . .

If a whiskey class sub runs on whiskey, would it be possible to refit it to run on tequila...then you could refuel in Mexico.

[Just_A_Guy]

If a whiskey class sub runs on whiskey, would it be possible to refit it to run on tequila...then you could refuel in Mexico.

Kinda sorta in a similar vein:

SK can't account for all NK subs.

(That's currently, not as of the date of the Deepwater Horizon incident; but interesting nonetheless.)

[Hemidakota]

It's amazing - Bush messed up so totally horribly with Katrina, that he even managed to have an oil spill show up 5 years later. Shame on Bush for not letting Pres. Obama direct the USACE dredge new barrier reefs to keep the oil away from Louisiana wetlands. Shame on Dubya for the Obama policy of no close-offshore drilling, forcing folks to go deep-sea, where stuff like this is so hard to fix.

I begin to wonder about this individual personality - when someone "spills milk," it is always a crisis and he is the only savior who can clear or clean it up.

I was shocked, this same individual, must think he is still living in a foreign land, when a reporter was asking too many "hard questions" about this spillage. Later, seeing the President caught with the reporter in scolding him in not asking hard and too many questions. I thought we got rid of Pres. Clinton and ask on what is only the card only.

Edited May 26, 2010 by Hemidakota

[bytor2112]

James "the ragin cagin Carville" has a pretty strong opinion on the subject!

[Landy77]

In reality, after so many years of playing the odds that something like this happening is slim to none finally happened. This isn't the first time there has been a major oil spill in the gulf. There are litteraly hundreds of oil rigs in the gulf from several countries. Each has their own standards of safety etc.

[Moksha]

Never thought I'd live to see the day when libs would give Halliburton a free pass.

Never let it be said that we liberals cannot appreciate the absurd as well as anyone else. If Halliburton poured the cement for the broken casing the day before, surely that must be just a coincidence.

I have to fess up though, it was solely Sarah Palin that said, "Drill baby drill" and not Gonzo. Sources have also indicated the Swedish Chef had and alibi.

[Hemidakota]

James "the ragin cagin Carville" has a pretty strong opinion on the subject!

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[Hemidakota]

In reality, after so many years of playing the odds that something like this happening is slim to none finally happened. This isn't the first time there has been a major oil spill in the gulf. There are litteraly hundreds of oil rigs in the gulf from several countries. Each has their own standards of safety etc.

I would say to the BP - DRILL AGAIN....

[Hemidakota]

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News Alert: Elizabeth Birnbaum fired as director of the U.S. Minerals Management Service

10:36 AM EDT Thursday, May 27, 2010

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The Obama administration has fired the head of the U.S. Minerals Management Service in response to blistering criticism over lax oversight of offshore drilling, the Associated Press reports.

Elizabeth “Liz” Birnbaum had run the service in the Interior Department since July 2009.

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[Blackmarch]

So what do u thinkof this mess where in cause of BP Oil?? I think its a crying shame, and criminal I hope they go to jail. Geesh I didnt think I had all this meanness in me, but look what happened all for geed $. 11 people lost their lives, many people will be out of work, all the fish etc...and beaches will be destroyed for yrs. Plus people trying to clean it up will get sick. And who knows how many other people will get sick because of this???? I beleive many will. And will it effect our drinking and bathing water?? humm

my question to all the folks that are trying to lay blame on whatever party and are trying to stop ocean drilling for oil (or drilling anywhere)-

Do you want to be able to drive around in a car?

Do you like using TV, computers, coolers, and just about every other household item you probably use?

Do you like having a large selection of food at the grocery store?

If yes to any of these then don't complain too much- we need oil for these sort of things.

Now if there was any significant neglect on the driller's part that lead to such a thing then yes that probably should be pursued.........

However when ever your going to be drilling for oil, transpporting oil- using huge expensive and complex machinery, especially in harsh/hostile environments - there are going to be very expensive accidents, both in money and to the environment.

but, if we don't drill it.. someone else will.. who we then have to buy it from, generally at an increased price (IE prices of everything will go up).

Now I really really really really really really really really really really really hope that the oil from algae processes get good enough to become viable, and that takes off and replaces all or almost all oil drilling.

[Hemidakota]

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News Alert: Gulf leak nation's worst spill; far bigger than Exxon Valdez

10:51 AM EDT Thursday, May 27, 2010

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ROBERT, La. -- New oil flow estimates by scientists studying the blown-out well in the Gulf of Mexico would make leak the worst in the nation's history, far bigger than 11 million gallons that spilled in the Exxon Valdez disaster. U.S. Geological Survey Director Dr. Marcia McNutt says the results are preliminary, but two teams using different methods determined the well that exploded April 20 and sank two days later has spilled between 17 and 39 million gallons.

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[Just_A_Guy]

Fix'd (temporarily, at least).