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To: Keith J who wrote (135157)	6/16/2010 12:04:47 PM
From: Broken_Clock	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 206135

I'm not saying this oil spill has been handled perfectly, but I doubt anyone else would have handled it much better. Hindsight is always 20-20 in these situations once you have more information, and this situation is very challenging to fully address. === Why is it the drunk or the speeder is always the victim after he gets busted? The MMS rubber stamped BP's inadequate "plan", then BP compounds risk by ignoring one safety practice after another until running off the road with a belly full of beer into a tree. edit: “BP appears to have made multiple decisions for economic reasons that increased the danger of a catastrophic well failure,” wrote committee chairs Henry Waxman (D-California) and Bart Stupak (D-Michigan) in a letter to BP CEO Tony Hayward. “In several instances, these decisions appear to violate industry guidelines and were made despite warnings from BP’s own personnel and its contractors. In effect, it appears that BP repeatedly chose risky procedures in order to reduce costs and save time.” Read More wired.com