tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9612609.post8421114537047100355..comments2023-09-29T06:58:20.125-07:00Comments on Badtux the Snarky Penguin: Next talking point: "Gulf oil spill caused by government!"BadTuxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01345749557330760251noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9612609.post-25935283702905231742010-05-10T20:02:47.294-07:002010-05-10T20:02:47.294-07:00When Shrub the Jr. took office I knew two things: ...When Shrub the Jr. took office I knew two things: One that I would have to watch my ass as even the rules that existed would not be enforced and Two that at some point I'd be out of work. I managed to survive One not so with Two.<br /><br />Rules! Rules! We don't need no stinking rules! Ya right, tell that to the families of 29 dead miners.Demeurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01935263659097273535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9612609.post-89054304147543919672010-05-10T16:16:02.827-07:002010-05-10T16:16:02.827-07:00I think you are right, Badtux. Government interfe...I think you are right, Badtux. Government interference and regulation added so much extra cost to their operations that BP could not afford the $500,000 it would have cost them to add an acoustic valve. After all, they only earned about <a href="http://www.bp.com/extendedgenericarticle.do?categoryId=2012968&contentId=7061409" rel="nofollow">6 BILLION dollars</a> in the first quarter of 2010. <br /><br />Poor BP! They could not afford the extra 0.0005 billion dollars for that extra valve.Jerry Critterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870618647449723147noreply@blogger.com