BP Admits Defeat, Top Kill Fails

[travelinman67]

We need to get back to our roots of innovation, risk taking, ideas, etc. and play the role of leader instead of follower. The future isn't oil. The sooner we start moving away from it... the better.

I've said this before...we lack total leadership on this subject...

Someone needs to pull a JFK....issue a challenge like Kennedy did about reaching the moon "by the end of the decade"...

Obama would display the same "leadership" he showed after the election when he codified his "policies":

Contact representatives from all the special interests with leftist causes he supports, and ask them to "sign off" on an omnibus proposal. In this case, I'd wager a permanent ban, or minimally, a 10-15 year permitting process, would be included. In the end, the only "benefit" from his response would be in the form of increased political contributions for the next couple of years from both sides fighting to reverse/preserve the policy (Don't forget poli rule #1...Never waste a good crisis.).

BTW...by the time the govt. "organized" a response, BP will have this well capped, paid a few billion, and have reallocated their development R&D to another country for a couple of years. Oil is global; Obama is a pimple on Big Oil's ass; pimples go away.

[mainejeff]

Gridlock is a good thing.......so they say.

The last 18 months is what you get when you don't have gridlock. Massive, uncontrollable, runaway spending and the acceleration of the demise of our Republic.

There hasn't been any gridlock???? Riiiight........

[AZGrizFan]

The last 18 months is what you get when you don't have gridlock. Massive, uncontrollable, runaway spending and the acceleration of the demise of our Republic.

There hasn't been any gridlock???? Riiiight........

True gridlock wouldn't have allowed healthcare, stimulus or bailouts to pass.

[mainejeff]

There hasn't been any gridlock???? Riiiight........

True gridlock wouldn't have allowed healthcare, stimulus or bailouts to pass.

Then we would be much better off........

The Party of NO sucks.

[Baldy]

True gridlock wouldn't have allowed healthcare, stimulus or bailouts to pass.

Then we would be much better off.

You're learning.

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[Chizzang]

AZ and I have been preaching congressional gridlock on this site for years now...!!!

( we only agree on one thing: Political Gridlock = good for America)

[AZGrizFan]

AZ and I have been preaching congressional gridlock on this site for years now...!!!

( we only agree on one thing: Political Gridlock = good for America)

Oh, come ON. We agree on MANY more things as well

1) Montana is the greatest FCS program ever
2) the importance of states rights
3) Uh....um....

OK, that's about it.

[Chizzang]

AZ and I have been preaching congressional gridlock on this site for years now...!!!

( we only agree on one thing: Political Gridlock = good for America)

Oh, come ON. We agree on MANY more things as well

1) Montana is the greatest FCS program ever
2) the importance of states rights
3) Uh....um....

OK, that's about it.

Oh... Yes

1) States Rights (don't spread that around it pisses off my Liberal Teammates) They already don't really trust me
2) Gridlock is good (Nothing works better in our present political environment than balance)
3) The American Media machine has exactly 2 opinions Right or Left and nothing else...
4) Montana is one (1) of two great FCS programs


we're practically twins... it's like looking in the mirror

[Ursus A. Horribilis]

You both think ursus walks on water. I concur with your judgment on that one because I consider you two characters real good judges of character.

[houndawg]

A sad lack of forward thinking in our so-called leaders.


The Earth absorbs more solar energy in an hour than the planet uses in a year. It's producing for a few billion more years and it's delivered right to our doorstep for free. It won't happen overnight, we're at the Model T stage, but neither did going to the moon 40 years ago. That is the challenge Obama should be issuing - an energy independent US within the next two decades - and should be funding at the research universities. Of course, it would already be happening if we could run a sunbeam through a meter....

Solar is the answer long term, everything else is a short-term transitional fix.

[houndawg]

AZ and I have been preaching congressional gridlock on this site for years now...!!!

( we only agree on one thing: Political Gridlock = good for America)

Stupid and lazy is not nearly as dangerous as stupid and industrious.

[AZGrizFan]

A sad lack of forward thinking in our so-called leaders.


The Earth absorbs more solar energy in an hour than the planet uses in a year. It's producing for a few billion more years and it's delivered right to our doorstep for free. It won't happen overnight, we're at the Model T stage, but neither did going to the moon 40 years ago. That is the challenge Obama should be issuing - an energy independent US within the next two decades - and should be funding at the research universities. Of course, it would already be happening if we could run a sunbeam through a meter....

Solar is the answer long term, everything else is a short-term transitional fix.

And therein lies the problem....they can't "tax" it, bottle it, or sell it. So, its of no use to them.

[houndawg]

A sad lack of forward thinking in our so-called leaders.


The Earth absorbs more solar energy in an hour than the planet uses in a year. It's producing for a few billion more years and it's delivered right to our doorstep for free. It won't happen overnight, we're at the Model T stage, but neither did going to the moon 40 years ago. That is the challenge Obama should be issuing - an energy independent US within the next two decades - and should be funding at the research universities. Of course, it would already be happening if we could run a sunbeam through a meter....

Solar is the answer long term, everything else is a short-term transitional fix.

And therein lies the problem....they can't "tax" it, bottle it, or sell it. So, its of no use to them.

As vital as it is to our national security, you'd think we'd nationalize it.

[kalm]

And therein lies the problem....they can't "tax" it, bottle it, or sell it. So, its of no use to them.

As vital as it is to our national security, you'd think we'd nationalize it.

No, no, no. Privatize it.

[dgreco]

I have some insider information I received over the weekend; my fiancee's family flew in for a family party. Her cousins husband is an engineer for Transocean and is currently in the Gulf. Supposedly, they knew all along that the top kill would not work and they haven been moving a new rig between their rig and the current leak. They are going to start drilling to release the pressure of the leak and then try to clog it. The problem is they have already been drilling down for 2 weeks and it will probably take another 2 months before they will see any difference. So basically the approach is keep looking like you are doing something while they are getting down to the field and hopefully it slows it down because until they can extract the oil there will be no way to really clog it.

[danefan]

And the market responds to BP's continued failure opening down 11%

[OSBF]

Oh, come ON. We agree on MANY more things as well

1) Montana is the greatest FCS program ever
2) the importance of states rights
3) Uh....um....

OK, that's about it.

Oh... Yes

1) States Rights (don't spread that around it pisses off my Liberal Teammates) They already don't really trust me
2) Gridlock is good (Nothing works better in our present political environment than balance)
3) The American Media machine has exactly 2 opinions Right or Left and nothing else...
4) Montana is one (1) of two great FCS programs


we're practically twins... it's like looking in the mirror

5)Corey Haim is dead
6)Iowa rocks