Rep. Joe Barton (R-TX) apologizes to BP executive

[SteamWake]

Things BP has done

Work hard to fix the damn leak.

[Schroeder]

Originally Posted by SteamWake

Things BP has done

Work hard to fix the damn leak.

Maybe they should have worked hard to prevent such a thing from happening in the first place.

[SteamWake]

Originally Posted by Schroeder

Maybe they should have worked hard to prevent such a thing from happening in the first place.

Isnt that the federal regulators job?

Meanwhile...

Eight days ago, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal ordered barges to begin vacuuming crude oil out of his state's oil-soaked waters. Today, against the governor's wishes, those barges sat idle, even as more oil flowed toward the Louisiana shore.

http://abcnews.go.com/WN/bp-oil-spil...ry?id=10946379

[Schroeder]

Originally Posted by SteamWake

Isnt that the federal regulators job?

I don't know what a federal regulator is. Is this a government guy? If so then the answer is simply no.
If I handle dangerous substances/equipment or whatever then I have to make damn sure that no one else is getting hurt by it whether there are laws for that or not. I would call that common sense.

That would pretty much be like the guy who sued the manufacturer of his motor-home for not writing in the manual that he mustn't leave the steering-wheel while driving...

[Blood_splat]

My heart goes out to all the BP executives. Just think of all the profits they'll going to lose.

[UnderseaLcpl]

Originally Posted by Schroeder

Maybe they should have worked hard to prevent such a thing from happening in the first place.

Originally Posted by SteamWake

Isnt that the federal regulators job?

No, that's BP's job first and foremost. The market doesn't work right if it can pawn off regulatory responsibilities on the state, and the state doesn't do the job well to begin with. The state's only proper responsibility is enforcing legitimate civil court decisions relating to compensation for damages.

[SteamWake]

Originally Posted by UnderseaLcpl

No, that's BP's job first and foremost. The market doesn't work right if it can pawn off regulatory responsibilities on the state, and the state doesn't do the job well to begin with. The state's only proper responsibility is enforcing legitimate civil court decisions relating to compensation for damages.

No one is trying to clear BP of blame but the fact is 'big oil' cant take a dump without some sort of regulatory agency from the goverment 'signing off' on it.

In fact this particular rig was in line for a safety award

[tater]

Barton was in effect right, actually.

There are already laws on the books that will require BP to pay. Confiscating their money, and doling it out without due process is a real concern. Wer don;t like what neo-nazis have to say, for example, but the State should not be allowed to silence them, that would be unconstitutional. As is taking property without due process.

[SteamWake]

Originally Posted by tater

Barton was in effect right, actually.

There are already laws on the books that will require BP to pay. Confiscating their money, and doling it out without due process is a real concern. Wer don;t like what neo-nazis have to say, for example, but the State should not be allowed to silence them, that would be unconstitutional. As is taking property without due process.

It's the Chicago way Brotha !