Originally Posted by woj

I highly doubt that they spent $0 on safety measures, you either made that fact up, or are just repeating some "spin" you heard on TV or some blog. Media likes to potray BP as bunch of incompetent fools, all doing nothing except counting all the "Billions" that they make, but it's far from the truth.

In hindsight we all have the right the answers, but if 12 months ago someone would challenge you with a question: "Given the friction in the middle east, do you think drilling our own oil in the Gulf is a good idea?" I'm sure your opinion on this issue would be quite different than it is now...