Oil, doom, and gloom.

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Please, knock off the nonsense.

Is what is happening bad? Sure enough, and on many levels. And? First of all, about the only way to efficiently end the global need for energy is to kill about one third to ninety percent of the population. Which, of course, is on the menu. But abortion seems to be too little too late for many, so Bill Gates suggests that through "vaccines and medical care" he hopes to REDUCE the world population by 10% to 15%. That is, by the way, pretty close to a quote. Secondly, from what I have seen in the world, shit happens! Really, really. On a personal level and on up to a global level. Man made, act of nature, unknown... shit simply happens. And finally, from what I have seen, the worse the shit the better the outcome in the long run.

No, I do not recommend blowing another well. Neither do I suggest shutting down all rigs and closing drilling permit processes. What I recommend is doing what we can and simply understanding accidents happen. And blame? Best look in the mirror. Whoever you are, wherever you live, you are a party to this. It was your demand, acted upon by a third party, which caused this. You who are against drilling in relatively safe areas on land, where this would not be an issue, are even MORE guilty. You have forced companies to attempt to drill a MILE UNDER AN UNSTABLE BODY OF WATER. What the hell were you thinking? Or, were you simply not thinking, just following your own, if shared, teleprompter?

You want to go agrarian? Me too, but I am doing something about it. And, I am not trying to force the rest of the world to die off in order that those who remain can survive on the LESS EFFICIENT means of food and other production. You guys drive me nuts. Do what you want to do, then tune out the rest. Most of the "big" people, like Al Gore, live on a grotesque diet of your stupidity. Go get a clue.

The oil will eventually be stopped, the damage done will be managed, the government will claim a success it had nothing to do with (this particular rig received an Obama award last year, by the way), and even sea life will come back just fine, probably better than ever.

If you live on that coast, work in the fisheries there, or otherwise this is a very personal heartache, go ahead and vent. I can bite into that, sympathize, and try to understand. If this is not your livelihood or hometown, shut the hell up already. And really, if this merely puts yachting out for you, more of the same of that last.

Of course, to all you squeaker lefties, I do have some good news. Most of Britain's government retirement (and plush they are) funds are tied to BP, heavily. You, if you keep up your protests, lawsuits, and boycotts will more quickly destroy a socialist model. So, keep up the good work. Purely by accident of your own ignorance you are doing a world of good. You were not called useful idiots by accident. It is about time you get something right, if for the (as always regardless of the outcome) wrong reasons. Cheers.