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Politics : Stockman Scott's Political Debate Porch
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To: tejek who wrote (81857)6/26/2010 2:07:02 PM
From: koan  Read Replies (2) of 89467
 
I don't know, but Nelson alway struck me as a very sober guy. I have felt from the first week that people were not acting fast enough, or understood the magnitude of the problem.

BP didn't want to do anymore clean up than forced to as they did not want to pay for it and they would be liable if people found out how much was really flowing out of the hole.

I think BP was hoping to stop it sooner and wanted to cover up the magnitude of the oil flow as they had to pay $4,300 per barrel in penalties. They were hoping to break it up with disperants and then let the ocean wash it away.

But it all got away from them and now it is too late. The gulf has been devastated.

And Tad Allen is not the type of guy to just start ordering hundreds of skimmers. Too risky politically. He did not get to where he is by taking big risks.

But that is what they should have done.

That much should be clear.
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