BP v Beano

BP has been asking for permission to drill offshore of Alaska. Their wait seems stalled even longer due to the spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Now, I don't want to seem anti-drill baby drill, but it does seem appropriate that BP wait a little longer so they can prove they know as much about fixing a problem as they do about causing one. That may be unfair. After all, they've stated that the fault for the spill belongs to others. Who blame others for the spill, who blame others, who blame BP, who blames Haliburton. Whoa. I'm getting a little dizzy. The blame goes from who built the safety equipment, to who built the pipes, to who manufactured the concrete to '?'. Watch out or they may blame you or me next. Now, to the spill itself. We've heard it is anywhere from two teaspoons and call me in the morning to a volcano style eruption of oil and gas. One suggestion that hasn't been made is that if it's gas, try Beano or Tums. And what about the solutions. It sounds like Beaver in the old 'Leave it to Beaver' TV shows. When Beaver made a mess and is trying a variety of very funny "quick fixes". The only problem with that analogy is that this isn't funny. At all. Seriously, I heard on the news that BP has spent the equivalent of six days profits so far in the rush to fix it. That'll change. And I read in the N.Y. Times this morning that a group of Senators tried to raise oil companys' liability from $75 million to $10 billion. $75 million? They make more than that much in profits in one day, and the cost of cleanups goes well beyond that. I'm fairly certain the oil company lobbyists are against that kind of legislation.