ASU2003

I wouldn't say I would blame Obama, but I do blame the EPA & the Coast Guard for not having some type of dome on stand-by within 1000 miles. They should have been able to have it on-site within 3 days.

And I don't 'blame' BP, unless they did cut corners on safety and the number of safeguards to prevent something like this. Accidents will happen, but they should be prepared and know what to do to stop it from becomming worse.

I would also blame the users of gas and oil, this is one of those things that subsidizes the true costs of gasoline. When gas went over $3 or $4, shipping companies added surcharges, yet the federal government and other clean-up organizations will spend millions on this (and BP won't pay for all of it), and the price of gas in Ohio won't go up or get taxed any more. The Federal income tax might have to go up or some other programs will get cut, but actually buying gas won't be impacted by this event. I wonder if having the beaches in the gulf damaged for a few years will change people's minds though.

*And even though I haven't been here for the past few days, it was because I got a new laptop, not because I am the person The_Dunedan talks about... I get sea sick. However, I had a good laugh about that conspiracy therory when the person called into Rush's show. It doesn't matter if there is no proof, and I would think it would be very hard for someone like James Bond to take a motor boat 50 miles off the coast at night, get onto the rig, place explosives on critical parts, leave, and then motor away.