Sorry we made you take responsibility

[Shard]

Re: Sorry we made you take responsibility

I think BP's legal team is probably not out there laying boom. It's probably like, secretaries and stuff.

[Wavelength]

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I think we should be waiting until this disaster is over before we start taking their liberties away.

I agree, and I think we should never take their liberties away.

But I don't think anyone proposed taking their liberties away.

[Shard]

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They're one of the 5 most profitable companies in the world. I expect them to be able to multi-task. Since Day 1, they've been actively trying to limit their liability, the perception of the damage they've caused and even determine which judge gets to hear the case. I don't think the government needs to sit around and wait until BP's "ready" to pursue criminal charges.

[Rodak]

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I think the last thing BP needs up their asses right now when they're trying to deal with this oil gusher is a criminal investigation. They're under alot of pressure at the moment. I'm not saying don't get the **** out of them when this crisis is over, but I think we should be waiting until this disaster is over before we start taking their liberties away.

BUT WHAT DO I KNOW, HUH?

But... this disaster will not be over for Decades at best.

Or do you mean just the immediate crisis of the blowout? (I refuse to call it a spill!)

[IamPinhead]

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They're under alot of pressure at the moment.

BP needs to pay for having destroyed the lives of countless millions affected by this disaster. The Congressman's retractment of his apology, even if it was opportunistic and douchey was the right course.
Worst environmental disaster in history stemming from the failure of a company to follow safety procedures and treat a situation proactively and intelligently? Somebody needs to pay, and a year's worth of profit as such is being unwisely magnanimous.

[The Toecutter]

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If Matt Simmons is correct, and the fractures appearing around the wellhead are ready to expose a massive bubble of methane trapped underneath the Earth, this could become an event that kills millions. Personally, I don't think that's the case, although there is at least some evidence to support his hypothesis.

[Wavelength]

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The Congressman's retractment of his apology, even if it was opportunistic and douchey was the right course.

I suppose, but it's hard to take his apology at face value when he was apologizing... for apologizing... while grandstanding... and being opportunistic and douchey in the process.

[Denmo]

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If Matt Simmons is correct, and the fractures appearing around the wellhead are ready to expose a massive bubble of methane trapped underneath the Earth, this could become an event that kills millions. Personally, I don't think that's the case, although there is at least some evidence to support his hypothesis.

Thus the world ended, not with a bang but a giant fart.

[The Toecutter]

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Thus the world ended, not with a bang but a giant fart.

That would be an interesting way for the world to end.

[Red Dragon]

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Thus the world ended, not with a bang but a giant fart.

Sounds like the start of a movie really.

[Hrafn]

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Sounds like the start of a movie really.

This movie?

[IamPinhead]

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This movie?

Why did you do that to my soul?

[Armored]

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Hey, if you don't want to argue, that's honestly cool. But then don't come in and say the guy has a legitimate point when he doesn't.

Yes, he did. I won't be held to a double standard and expected to have a back and forth argument lasting pages.

Oh? Did he not say the words that were quoted? I stand behind everything I said there.

You're ignoring the last half of that sentence you quoted.

You're not making sense to me. Just a little while ago you said "What he's arguing is that the proper legal procedures have been ignored". To me this sounds like a contradiction, but I have a feeling you're making a distinction between the "legal procedures" of due diligence and the legality of the payment. Is that what you're saying?

Yes, sorry for not clarifying.

You can have the last word, I'm busy as all hell here.

[Wavelength]

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Yes, he did. I won't be held to a double standard and expected to have a back and forth argument lasting pages.

What double-standard are you being held to?

You're ignoring the last half of that sentence you quoted.

You said "all three of those paragraphs are wrong"! That means "everything". So if half of it was right, I'm allowed to ignore the last half of it and call BS on what you said!

You can have the last word, I'm busy as all hell here.

You know, there are an amazing variety of blends available in the world of coffee today. But sometimes we get caught up in our work-a-day world and forget to take advantage of and embrace this complexity. We become stuck on one particular blend and totally unable to even contemplate trying anything new. We become grumpy and unable to adapt when we don't get our coffee without any reguard for the effect this will have on our friends and family. But by the same token manufacturers and retailers need to understand that they can't just make a scrumptious and addictive product and fail to provide, no matter what the cost. There will have to come a time when we as a society stand up and take these things into consideration- caffeine withdrawl affects us all. Take care of yourselves- and each other.

[orius]

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This guy obviously represents a highly gerrymandered safe seat. Probably somewhere in the heart of Texas' oil industry.