If they would have said from day one that 60,000 barrels of oil was the worst-case scenario that was coming out of this well...
There's no excuse for that.
All they're being told from both BP and the federal government is no.
I wanted to see a sense of urgency from Tony Hayward.
It's taking five days, what most leaders are telling me.
They have literally just underestimated and downplayed the severity of this damage from day one.
The American people deserve a Government that will fight for them, regardless of whether a profit is to be made or not.
The Federal Government is the only entity, in stark contrast to BP, whose sole responsibility is to the public interest of the American peop...
You may want to just consider opening up an avenue for some of these elected officials who are down there.
Do you know how many responses the Coast Guard can handle in a given day?
A dual-track system remains in place with BP vetting some ideas while the Federal Government examines others, and that is a recipe for ineff...
I believe that indisputably it is the size of the spill that must dictate our response to this disaster and how we mitigate its horrific eff...
Does the Coast Guard have the ability to issue a contract immediately if a silver bullet white paper comes across your desk?
I am also concerned, as I know you are, by the enormous hit small business is facing by the drilling moratorium.
There is a de facto moratorium right now because the Administration is not prepared to take new permit applications under their new rules ye...
It is clear that the Federal Government is failing to deploy and bring to bear the equipment and technology this disaster demands.
I think we have got to really reevaluate some of these processes if we are going to try to lead the world in deepwater ocean technology.
It is our responsibility to respond to this challenge.
