Tony Hayward live on C-Span

Interestingly, there was quite a bit of sparring between the Republicans and the Democrats during the opening statements. Never mind the oil spill, mid-term elections are coming up!
 
Oh man, the opening statements went on so long they've now had to call a recess. Crazy.

Politics is very blind to what is really happening. Better to speak, be heard, and put on a show than bother with world events.
fookin politicians are the same all over the world.

Peter

ADDED; Hayward has been getting a beatdown. He has absolutely no answers. Is he really in charge? He knows absolutely nothing about anything, or so he keeps saying. Might be the right way to go though.
 
Hayward performed poorly, his manner and lack of answers was disrespectful and indicated an ambivalence to what was happening. Oh well another disaster, part of the job, pay out the fines and move on. I was neutral before, however now I think BP deserve everything they've got coming, including maybe being banned from drilling in US waters. Of course all the other oil companies who were fingerpointing at their hearing and saying it would never happen to them are talking rubbish, but something drastic like that might wake their ideas up to. I hadn't realised the amount of evidence the subcommittee had already seen which pretty clearly points to repeated failings, and cutting of corners by BP. The famous quote:

"who cares, it's done, end of story, will probably be fine."

Yes BP are responding to the insatiable demand of the US for oil in drilling these undersea wells and the public have to accept the risks these entail. However there seems to be growing evidence that BP did act willfully and recklessly - Hayward's testimony showed he was sidestepping these issues. Persisting with this tactic is more likely to lead to harsh consequences for BP, not less.
 
Yeah.. will be nice if BP shuts down operations in that sh1tty country. Gets rid of its 20000 cowboy employees (ok 19000 only). That will serve Barack and his cronies very well.
 
Hayward performed poorly, his manner and lack of answers was disrespectful and indicated an ambivalence to what was happening. Oh well another disaster, part of the job, pay out the fines and move on. I was neutral before, however now I think BP deserve everything they've got coming, including maybe being banned from drilling in US waters. Of course all the other oil companies who were fingerpointing at their hearing and saying it would never happen to them are talking rubbish, but something drastic like that might wake their ideas up to. I hadn't realised the amount of evidence the subcommittee had already seen which pretty clearly points to repeated failings, and cutting of corners by BP. The famous quote:

"who cares, it's done, end of story, will probably be fine."

Yes BP are responding to the insatiable demand of the US for oil in drilling these undersea wells and the public have to accept the risks these entail. However there seems to be growing evidence that BP did act willfully and recklessly - Hayward's testimony showed he was sidestepping these issues. Persisting with this tactic is more likely to lead to harsh consequences for BP, not less.

Welcome to the world of contract law :LOL:

One wrong word and the game is up.
 
Yeah.. will be nice if BP shuts down operations in that sh1tty country. Gets rid of its 20000 cowboy employees (ok 19000 only). That will serve Barack and his cronies very well.

NOTICE:
Only illegal aliens who have more rights than citizens here are allowed to call our country sh1ttty. The rest of us poor, hardworking, taxpaying, law-abiding, 2-job bastids...err..citizens, just don't have the time or energy to form such a well thought out opinion.

Thank you,
{name withheld due to fear of alien retaliation}
 
These congressional hearings are more of a show than anything else. Lawyers are prepping these guys so well that they never divert from the "script." Congress gets so frustrated when these guys don't answer their questions, but they should know that they are instructed not to.

Much more is accomplished when they talk behind close doors - you see how the $20 billion relief fund was negotiated.
 
NOTICE:
Only illegal aliens who have more rights than citizens here are allowed to call our country sh1ttty. The rest of us poor, hardworking, taxpaying, law-abiding, 2-job bastids...err..citizens, just don't have the time or energy to form such a well thought out opinion.

Thank you,
{name withheld due to fear of alien retaliation}

only bastids is the right description... has your neighbour not shot you yet?
 
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