I'll grant that working 5,000 feet underwater is extraordinarily difficult. I'll grant that there is no federal National Underwater and Marine Agency run by Dirk Pitt. Nor are there companies immediately capable of fighting oil spills under the ocean as there are companies capable of fighting land-based oil fires like Boots and Coots.
Having said that, I sure don't feel any sense of urgency about resolving this disaster, whether from BP or from the Federal Government. I'm seeing lots of "we're in uncharted waters here" from BP, and lots of "we're pushing BP hard" from the Feds, but not a lot of results.
Meanwhile the marshes and beaches in Louisiana are getting badly damaged every hour there's a delay.
Maybe there really is nothing that can be done any faster than what's being done, but BP's "Tuesday or Wednesday" attitude is really beginning to infuriate a lot of people, particularly those whose livelihoods are at stake.
Posted by Linkmeister at May 23, 2010 02:06 PM | TrackBack