Reply #84: I totally agree but when, on one hand, I've got ignorant government and...

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...on the other, evil corporation, I'm siding with ignorant government. At least in this instance.

The problem is, as some had commented at the Oil Drum, there is or was a little tug of war between the government and BP about what to do with the well cap. BP only has BP's interests at heart, and as they've shown before, they're willing to do amazingly dangerous/stupid things in what they perceive to be defense of that interest.

That's the problem, IMO. Still can't trust BP to cause a much bigger problem in an attempt to shave a billion of their total bill.

PB