BP, the Oil Spill and Who is Really to Blame

CBS' "60 Minutes" did an interview with one of the last people on the platform to live. It aired last night. If you want to read about it, go here.  If you didn't see it, you should. This is compelling and heartbreaking and infuriating. Part I:


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Part II: Mike Williams describes his escape from the explosive platform on which he worked for 7 years;  his grief etched on his face.


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Robert Reich has been blogging about BP vs the U.S. government, the taxpayers and who is really going to pay.  He stresses the need to change the laws now before BP gets away without paying their full share. Here's his take.

None of this will make you feel better. We, the people are the only ones who can demand and deliver results from our government & elected officials. It's up to us.

OPEC Bails Out Big 3 US Automakers !

Makes a great headline, doesn't it? After watching the interview between "60 Minutes'" Leslie Stahl and the Oil Minister of Saudi Arabia last night, all I could think was "If they have the biggest stake in the oil business, why don't they bail out the automakers?"

I'm now writing my congressional representative and both US senators as well as Nancy Pelosi and anyone else whose email I obtain to not stick us with this mess. Approach OPEC. After all, they stand to gain or lose the most in this crisis.