Obama should be very angry at Tony Hayward who said “You know, I’d like my life back.” That was a very insensitive statement. How about the 11 workers who died? How could they have their lives back?
Look.....Hayward comes off like a wuss at times. No question. However, when he said he wanted his life back, don't you think what he really meant is that he wanted this crisis over?
And you know the real bad guys are not BP, Hayward, Exxon et al. They are not responsible for our fuel consumption. This country is no further off oil than it was back in 1980. While Europe and Japan have built fast trains, subways, light rail and fuel efficient cars, we sat here playing with our fingers.....letting the Rs yell....drill, baby, drill. Almost any attempt to raise gas taxes or cafe standards has been met with a resounding NO! Have you ever been on a fast train in Europe or Japan and then ridden Amtrak? Amtrak is a disgrace by comparison. Until last year, GM was peddling Hummers.....the least fuel efficient vehicle on the planet. We make up 4% of the world's population but use nearly 25% of its fuel production. What's wrong with this picture?
So now Americans are fit to be tied.......God forbid they should blame themselves for the GOM disaster and for our addiction to oil......instead BP and Hayward become the easy scapegoats.
Nope, I ain't buying it. Its time to call a spade a spade. Sorry. |
