BP pleads GUILTY to criminal misconduct and LYING to Congress about oil well disaster

[compressor#v]

"there is a contingent in congress that wants to take the profitable segments of the usps business and hand them over to corporations,so it's my personal belief that congress,being owned by corporations,is purposely breaking the usps to justify this."

You are spot on.

[RGRider]

Originally Posted by compressor#v

"there is a contingent in congress that wants to take the profitable segments of the usps business and hand them over to corporations,so it's my personal belief that congress,being owned by corporations,is purposely breaking the usps to justify this."

You are spot on.

What part is profitable?

[Danglide]

Originally Posted by RGRider

What part is profitable?

Priority mail and package business,which are both growing as the letter mail declines.Right now,the usps is undergoing a restructuring to eliminate smaller mail processing centers as the volume declines.

also the universal service costs more to run than it will ever bring in,costs more to keep the small town offices open and to provide service then revenue generated,and the USPS can't just pass off on unprofitable delivery areas as ups and fed ex do.

Little known fact,USPS carries packages for both fed-ex and Ups to some areas.

[Waffen]

Originally Posted by Lefty

The families of the 11 dead might find it more than a distraction. Obama is a problem, but there are other problems in the world as well. Shame you and the Woodpecker can't recognize that. A one track mind is a very limited mind.

BTW, we don't need no stinkin' regulations on those citizen corporations, do we?

I feel bad for the families and BP got what was coming, but if you think it's not a distraction from all the other obama failures then shame on you.

So what might be the things obama's Justice Department wants us to overlook.

high unemployment
4 dead Americans
Petreus/CIA scandel
Fast and Furious
Tax increases coming
High gas prices

I could go on all day but why bother.

[HiAngle]

Ahhhhh, what on earth does the Justice Department have to do with unemployment, taxes or gas prices? Perhaps they are also the ones shooting rockets at Israel, provoking conflict, so that'll dominate the news as well.

[DJW]

Originally Posted by thrasher

If you read the article at the link i posted you would know that 80% of it is going to restore damaged areas along the gulf coast.

Just putting the dollar value in perspective. The entire BP debacle cost the company in fines, 1/4 of what the Post Office is able to lose in a single year. Clearly BP could learn something from the P.O.

[Waffen]

Originally Posted by HiAngle

Ahhhhh, what on earth does the Justice Department have to do with unemployment, taxes or gas prices? Perhaps they are also the ones shooting rockets at Israel, provoking conflict, so that'll dominate the news as well.

Distraction

[<G Man>]

Originally Posted by compressor#v

Enlighten us to how to "just make BP pay for the clean up" ?

BP doesn't have free reign to drill in offshore waters. They have to obtain permits which should hold them liable for damages from spills. There was never any question about who was in charge of the rig that exploded and caused the leak. They could have been fined to pay for damages from the beginning.

[thrasher]

Originally Posted by Waffen

Distraction

WRONG again.

[Lefty]

Originally Posted by Waffen

Distraction

When you have a one track mind everything else is a distraction

[Nitram_b4]

Originally Posted by <G Man>

BP doesn't have free reign to drill in offshore waters. They have to obtain permits which should hold them liable for damages from spills. There was never any question about who was in charge of the rig that exploded and caused the leak. They could have been fined to pay for damages from the beginning.

That is not true according to BP who was trying to blame subcontractors if recall and they should be more worried about the 11 people they killed trying to save a few bucks. I never understood companies that pulled this bullshit, they wind up paying out ten fold more in the long run.

[Waffen]

Originally Posted by Lefty

When you have a one track mind everything else is a distraction

thank you very much

[<G Man>]

Originally Posted by Nitram_b4

That is not true according to BP who was trying to blame subcontractors if recall and they should be more worried about the 11 people they killed trying to save a few bucks. I never understood companies that pulled this bullshit, they wind up paying out ten fold more in the long run.

The new TV ad they are running claims they have already spent 20 billion on cleanup and restoration (if you believe that). If that's true, the 4.5 billion in fines doesn't amount to much, except for the 1.5 billion cut for the lawyers.

I agree too that the deaths seem to be grossly overlooked in this case.

Now I see we have another incident brewing. 2 dead in this explosion.

http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2012...uard-says?lite

[James]

A garbage man's occupation is more dangerous than an oil field worker. Even more dangerous than being a police officer. I know, off topic.....