BP Sucessfull

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Originally Posted by AngusJS

They **** up royally and then finally (hopefully) fix their mistake 37 days later, and for that they should be commended?

Yes. BP has been quite effective and timely in responding to this spill. They did everything they could, and their stock proves it. When was the last time you willingly invested your hard-earned gains in the governmnet?
I feel sorry for you if you did, because you're not likely to make anything off of bonds.

The nice thing is that they don't ask to be commended, unlike some politicians I can think of. They just do business.

My heart bleeds.

Why so cynical? BP is made of people, y'know. People and families who depend upon the production of oil for their livelihoods. Those same people sell you the petroleum products you need at a reasonable price.

Were all those tankers sunk simultaneously in the same location, less than 40 miles from shore? Were all of them even carrying oil at the time? Did their spills mostly remain on the surface, or did they originate on the ocean floor so that they could affect the entire water column?

Many of them were sunk within sight of shore, and they were all sunk within a few months of each other. I don't know whether or not they did more damage than this spill, but what I do know is that the Gulf of Mexico is a huge body of water measuring over 600 quadrillion gallons. It'll be fine, trust me. It doesn't need you to look after it.

The only things that need you to look after the Gulf are political interests who need public approval before they steal your money and give you exactly nothing in trade, aside from a misbegotten warm-fuzzy feeling.

BP and other oil companies care about the Gulf a lot more than you or anyone else does, simply because it is their business. I don't see your eco-crusader ass cleaning up oil residue because you care about the fish or whatever. Where the hell are you, Captain Planet? Are you too busy demanding that other people do things in your stead because someone else told you it was a good idea?

While you're busy sitting on your butt, BP is busy trying to fix their mistake and clean up millions of gallons of seawater, not because anyone forced them to, but because they want to earn your respect and business. I can only imagine how much they must enjoy armchair eco-pundits bashing them for a perfectly understandable mistake.

Originally Posted by Zachstar

Speculation does FAR FAR FAR FAR FAR more to raise prices than the puny tax on oil.

Speculation also drives much of the exploration and exploitation that puts gas in your car for a reasonable price, eco-hero. Unlike speculation, which creates more gas, the fuel tax is about a quarter per gallon of sheer economic dead-weight.

Originally Posted by Zachstar

Last year they used us (The left) like suckers to spread the "Peak Oil" theory to get the public scared and let them jack up the prices.

Did they? If that was true, and you knew it, why aren't you making bank? The Left is a bigger bunch of suckers than you realize. I'd tell you some BS and take your money and votes if I didn't have a conscience. You're lucky that corporations even bother to ask your permission before they take your money, because your beloved state sure as hell doesn't.
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Wow, I am a tactless a-hole today. I am very sorry for all the verbal abuse, Angus and ZS, but it's kind of funny, so I'm gonna go ahead and post it, if that's okay with you guys. If you want a retraction, I'll take this post down. If you want to insult me, I can take as well as I can give.