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Politics : Politics of Energy

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To: Maurice Winn who wrote (61590)12/4/2014 11:03:39 AM
From: Wharf Rat  Read Replies (2) of 86355
 
"Sailing ships went out of fashion in the 19th century"

They came back in the 21st. Capitalism's endless search for more profit.

"As BP found, Obama got his foot on their throat and extracted many $billions in loot"

Exxon found similar when Bush the elder did the same after the Valdez. Corporations loot, and governments punish them when they break laws. After all, corporations are people. Maybe BP shouldn't have leased seafloor from Obama, if they weren't willing to comply with our laws.
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