BP Oil Gusher still out of control

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I’m not going to pull any punches here. The utter devastation in the Gulf of Mexico as a result of BP Oil’s gross negligence is appalling. I’m hoping against hope that BP will be held responsible, be forced to pay the FULL amount of damages and cleanup costs, and the people responsible (including BP’s Board of Directors) serve serious jail time. Given that Exxon fought for more than two decades against the Valdez ruling and still paid pennies on the dollar for damages, the cynic in me says not to hold my breath.

Between’s BP’s bald-faced lies about the amount of the oil coming out, complete lack of disaster planning, and strong-arming of the final drilling procedures, heads should roll. Obama needs to get serious about bringing the hammer down. We’ll see…