It is rather amazing that in recent weeks that the U.S. elected leaders have brought out several of their bosses to explain why they are doing what. These long entrenched political “leaders” are only showing to the American people that their votes are no longer needed, as long as they have these titans of industry behind them.

We had the show of Goldman Sachs and now the show of BP, Transocean and the perennial favorite, Halliburton. While they might not have made it to prime time network viewing, they certainly boosted the sound bites for the media that they own.

BP, making over $1.6 million dollars an hour, every hour, every day, has already said that they will pay for the costs related to this oil disaster. The big question is: Will they? Most likely, they will not. BP will tie it up in court for the next 20 years, leaving Americans with their lives ruined, the coastlines of the gulf covered in oil then on to the next oil well.

I feel comforted knowing that Halliburton is now opening up natural gas mines in the mountains where I live.

That’s sarcasm by the way…just so nobody jumps me for supporting Halliburton.

For the betterment of the earth, and to help get the country off dependency on oil and onto greener alternatives, may be we should hope these oil companies continue to cut each others’ throats. 
  A quick mutual settlement would only mean a papering over of disaster, to be followed by more drilling, more pollution, more cheating, more oil wars in the future.
  The true face of raw, socially irresponsible capitalism is indeed ugly and dangerous.