Political Quotes

“That is what is going to happen. This is not Mary Landrieu's opinion; this is just the nature of this business. They don't have to stay in the gulf. They can break these contracts. They are doing that as I speak. There are lawsuits being filed from Houston to Mobile to New Orleans. This is a great boon for lawyers, a bad day for people, and a terrible day for our environment. I am begging this administration to look worldwide. We are a world leader. We are up to the task of finding out what happened quickly, getting these rigs back drilling, and setting an example for the world and showing some sympathy for people who are much less powerful than we are. I would like to hear a leader stand up and say: I am concerned about Niger. I am concerned about Africa. I am concerned about Brazil and South America and what happens off the coast, even in places we are not very happy with right now such as Venezuela or Cuba. Cuba is only 90 miles from Florida. Do you think we can control what Cuba does in offshore drilling? No, ma'am. All we can do is try to do the best we can in America, as we have done for decades and decades and generations and generations, and lead by example and show the world the technology that can work. We can make rational and reasonable decisions in a public arena such as this--very transparent, as corruption-free as possible, as rational and as educated as possible. That is what the world expects of us.”