Sorry. I don’t have any sympathy for BP. I hope this financially ruins them. That is probably what it will take for the next company to think twice before they roll the dice on our safety and our environment. And, by the way, how long were you in Florida? How many people did you talk to to figure out that everyone there is out to extort money from BP? And, I didn’t get your ‘small people’ comment about those who died. Seems pretty insensitive to me. I hope we never have this sort of thing happen here (the downwinders are still trying to get help). Maybe you would have more sympathy if it was your back yard and that was destroyed.

EDITOR NOTE–I don’t know that everyone is out to extort money from BP. My conclusions were from massive, massive media blitz by tourist agencies, government, interviews in media from directors of associations, motel owners, etc. On one hand they say, “Florida is the place to visit,” on the other hand they plead poverty for “lost business.”

The “small people” comment came from the BP executive who said he was sensitive to “small people”. That was one of the big issues a few days ago and it was indeed insensitive.

Boise Girl, you must have a cute little “pug” nose. Because you can’t think past the end of it!
Should BP pay for this? You betcha! Should they be responsible for ALL the after effects? You betcha! Should we bankrupt them? Not unless you have figured out a way to replace the 88% of fossil fuel we will lose in this society! At some point you must realize this country runs on oil! Do we wish that not to be the case? You betcha! But reality is that we do and we will continue to do so for the next 20-30 years minimum. For God’s sake! Systak(or however you spell that idiot’s name) wants BP to pay for the health insurance for everyone in the gulf that is out of work, whether it is due to the oil spill or not! What the president did was illegal with the 20 billion that he strong armed BP into putting it into escrow. And don’t you think for a second that ANYONE in the oil producing business, regardless of the company, doesn’t “spit” without the permission of the regulatory FEDERAL agencies that oversee them!
Yesterday the Coast Guard stopped the oil skimmers because they didn’t have the correct fire extuingishers and life vests! But then, that’s what happens when you involve our blessed government in these things!

Killing off BP and all the damage it will do to our fragile economy will fit very well into Obama’s plans to become a dictator. First the banks, then autos, then oil. All they need now is total control of information.

What does the editor think of the proposed laws regulating and taxing the internet.

PS: “small people” = small business, for all those trying to make something out of nothing. The britts still don’t use their english correctly.

What I can’t figure out is why aren’t we going after the goverment workers who allowed this to happen. Those that were hired to make sure standard were inforced. It should be a 2 fold investigation BP and the group that was suppose to set regulations. I’ve read a few things that our precious Mr Bush and crew were part of selling us out. But it all needs to be looked at and heads roll. Including Mr Bush if he had anything to do with it.

Robert, Obama has now been in office for 1 1/2 YEARS! How can you put this on Bush? The bottom line here is that the president’s crisis management sucks!!
Thanks Guardian, but I can speak for myself.
Boise Girl, I was just trying to be cute and explain that your position was shortsighted.

You are correct Robert. But Bush is yesterday. Obama is in charge and shouldn’t get a “pass” on this, or anything else!

Do you really believe that George Bush sat in his office one morning and thought “if I relax these safeguards on off-shore drilling, there is potentially a disaster in the making, and I am OK with that”. C’mon Man…..