It is apparent that shortcuts were made by BP that caused this oil disaster. Despite the fact that BP and some on the right claim that BP has had a stellar safety record, they are wrong. BP has had a horrible safety record, as noted here, here, here, and here. No matter what the oil apologists on the right say, BP has not operated as safely as they've claimed.
By the way, what is happening to the fish, dolphins, tortoises, jellyfish, sharks, and other sea life that are washing up dead on the beaches? Who is removing them? BP? Someone else?
It is time that we look to other sources for energy. In other countries, energy sources, other than fossil fuels, are being used to heat homes, power machines, and fuel transportation. Why are we behind? We've got to break our addiction to oil.
**** Republican leader, John Boehner, suggested that taxpayers pay for the clean up of the BP spill. Boehner is wrong. Boehner has done little to help our citizens improve their lives and now he suggests that we open our wallets to bail out BP. Wrong. Wrong. Wrong.
John Boehner has been a good friend to certain businesses. The Tucson Sentinel has done some research on how and where Boehner gets his campaign donations.
Tucson Sentinel:
Long before Congressman John Boehner of Ohio rose to his current position as House Republican Leader, he created the "Thursday Group" — a weekly discussion around a U.S. Capitol conference room table with conservative and business lobbyists, including representatives of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and other influential trade associations. In Washington, those sorts of relationships often pay dividends.
So perhaps it's no surprise that Boehner's top career donors include a lobbyist-turned-tobacco executive, two former CEOs of an insurance company, the head of a coal company, and a former telecommunications lobbyist, as well as corporate political action committees for two tobacco behemoths, two shipping companies, and four financial services firms and associations....
....He has been a strong opponent of anti-tobacco legislation as well. While Ohio has no tobacco manufacturing facilities, the most recent data available showed the Buckeye State was home to 475 tobacco farms in 2007, though the total has declined dramatically in recent years. Boehner has also reliably opposed the Obama administration — on the stimulus package, health care reform, Children's Health Insurance Program reauthorization, and financial regulation. One hundred days into Obama's administration, Boehner said the Democratic legislative agenda made him "want to throw up."Boehner's legislative work makes me "want to throw up." All Boehner is doing is stopping, delaying, obstructing, and preventing legislative work. He has not helped anyone except his lobbyist contributors. He shouldn't brag about his lack of accomplishments. Boehner's only constituency appears to be the Chamber of Commerce, tobacco, coal companies, lobbyists, and other well-funded groups.