Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt "I will say this whenever someone has to appear before congress, whether it's steroids in baseball or an executive from company A, it really is nothing but a big dog and pony show." Pretty much. However, it wasn't supposed to be that way. Tony Hayward had been given the questions in advance and was expected to testify for the record on what went down leading up to the explosion. In his arrogance he simply pretended to not know what decisions were made and refused to give any information on what actions the company took that caused the accident. You might want to ask yourself how is it that the members of Congress who queried him seemed to know more about how and why the explosion happened than he did.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt It appears that yesterday's antics in front of Congress may have led to a bit of a shakeup at BP. Hayward is no long overseeing the operations of the cleanup: <a href="http://www.foxnews.com/us/2010/06/18/bp-ceo-tony-hayward-reportedly-hand-day-day-control-gulf-cleanup-operations/" target="_blank">http://www.foxnews.com/us/2010...rations/</a> <<Svanberg [BP's Chaiman] also said that comments by Hayward have had detrimental effects as the company seeks to control the fallout from the disaster. "It is clear Tony has made remarks that have upset people," Svanberg said.>>
Originally Posted By gadzuux This - coming from the guy who referred to the victims of their catastrophe as the "small people". He's hardly in a position to throw stones.
Originally Posted By Princessjenn5795 "I will say this whenever someone has to appear before congress, whether it's steroids in baseball or an executive from company A, it really is nothing but a big dog and pony show." It has been that way for a while. Congress use their five minute to pontificate about whatever the topic is and then tack a question on to the end of their rant (usually a question that has already been asked by every other congressman that has preceded them) and then the person being asked the question then either answers vaguely or does not answer at all and then the next congressman goes and it continues for days at a time. When you consider that very little is every learned at these hearings I really think they are conducted for the sole reason that congressmen need to look like they are "doing something" about a problem. And people wonder why nothing of substance ever gets done in this country...Congressmen are too busy giving the appearance that they are doing something and don't have the time to actually do anything.
Originally Posted By SpokkerJones "Are we to continue despoiling our own environment just to create busywork for well drillers?" If it's all about busywork and jobs, those drillers could start laying down some railroad track and stringing up catenary wire.
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan >>This - coming from the guy who referred to the victims of their catastrophe as the "small people". << <a href="http://mb.laughingplace.com/MsgBoard-T-114367-P-1.asp" target="_blank">http://mb.laughingplace.com/Ms...-P-1.asp</a>
Originally Posted By SpokkerJones "Well I don't believe in kicking someone in the face while they're getting screwed." No company would ever face the consequences of their actions if they couldn't be allowed to fail because they have employees. Allow me to engage in reckless behavior resulting in immense negative externalities to society, but you can't punish me because I have employees.
Originally Posted By ecdc >>No company would ever face the consequences of their actions if they couldn't be allowed to fail because they have employees.<< Bingo. One minute we're told the government shouldn't step in to save companies because of the free market. The next we're told companies should survive just to help their employees. BP going under would be the free market at work.
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan >>One minute we're told the government shouldn't step in to save companies because of the free market. The next we're told companies should survive just to help their employees.<< Yeah, and it's the same people saying BOTH things. LOL!
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt "When you consider that very little is every learned at these hearings I really think they are conducted for the sole reason that congressmen need to look like they are "doing something" about a problem." Yes, which begs the question why haven't the government agencies responsible for the oversight of BP (you know, the people who rubber stamped the documents for the work BP was doing) called into the hearing as well? Are they going to be questioned?
