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) and then transcend the tragedy by attempting to fix the problem. Moreover, BP acted as quickly as a large corporation could in attempting to contain the spill. Has it been effective? Clearly not. but, BP has not given up the cause.
As to the second question, was the company "right" or "wrong" in the follow through that remains to be determined? As of this writing the leak has not been stopped, nor has the clean up truly begun. One cannot predict what the ultimate outcome will be until long after the crisis has been averted.
Ultimately, the question posed, who is watching BP, the obvious answer is the world. This is a disaster of global proportions that is being played out online, on television and the blogosphere. What should occur is a different matter. Clearly the United States Government has been slow, cumbersome and ineffective in its reaction to the crisis. Ironically, Obama appears Bushesque in his handling (or is it mishandling?) of the disaster. One could argue that yes, the previous administration (led by two oilmen) loosened regulations and brought government and big oil into bed together and that President Obama merely inherited the mess. However, such an argument is weak and flaccid when one recognizes that as President, Obama is charged with serving the public. Has he served the public effectively? Perhaps yes, perhaps no....
Again, it is early in the final analysis.
Conclusion
While it would be easy to blame the crisis on big business and big government, one ought not jump to such easy demonizing. Big business (it sounds so clandestine, no?) is in the business of making money (profit). No more. No less. That is the reason BP exists. It gets tricky, when the casual critic steps back and reframes the issue in terms of supply and demand. The world that we currently live in survives and thrives on oil: there is a massive demand for oil and BP is filling the need. It is the fuel of choice and necessity. Rather than castigate BP after the fact, one should propose solutions, ideas or keep their respective orifices shut.
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