Offshore drilling is safe when the company is doing everything right and the regulators are making sure that everything is right. The ball has been dropped so many times with this. I also think that the Governors need to push for a declaration of a National Disaster so that we can get everything in line here. Let the government bypass the EPA bitching to do something about breaking up the oil. Let the government take over BP's equipment and bring in specialists from everywhere, including other companies, to seal that hole.

whomod said: I generally don't like it when people decide to play by the rules against people who don't play by the rules.
It tends to put you immediately at a disadvantage and IMO is a sign of true weakness.
This is true both in politics and on the internet."

Our Friendly Neighborhood Ray-man said: "no, the doctor's right. besides, he has seniority."