From Denny: Politicians like Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Gulf Coast residents kept up the drum beat of demanding BP make them whole after all the destruction the oil company has caused on a huge scale.
"BP misrepresented what their technology could do," said House Speaker Nancy Pelosi today. "They misrepresented the amount of oil that was being spewed forth into the Gulf and continued to do so."
What Pelosi is frustrated with is the constant understatement from BP. When this first started, in spite of the fact BP had an underwater camera that clearly showed the severity of the disaster, the company declared it was a small spill and only 1,000 gallons a day were spewing. Here it is over a month later and the truth is that over 1.7 million gallons a day are spewing out of that broken well head. We have over 100 million gallons of oil floating in the Gulf and more spewing. They won't be able to get those relief wells drilled for months, well into next year, not in the next two months like they erroneously claim.
Pelosi ridiculed the junk shot attempt by BP to plug the well. Remember the exploding golf balls and chunks of rubber tires? Who actually believed that garbage would plug a hole at those intense underwater pressures? They were mocking America. "When they start telling you to cut your hair and send golf balls and diapers for the cleanup, you know that's not the technology of the future," she said.
Pelosi reported she had just met with President Obama about the oil spill. She was pleased to learn he had ordered Attorney General Holder to investigate BP's negligence. "This is a matter of integrity," Pelosi said. "BP stated that they had the technology to drill deep, to prevent a blowout and that they had the technology to clean up, and none of these things happened to be a fact. Laws need to be updated to protect workers, residents and businesses who have been hurt by the disaster. If you are a fisherman, June is your big month. BP must pay them in a timely fashion."
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