THE FREE MARKET FAIRY LETS US DOWN AGAIN

Right now, the winger gasbags are busy trying to blame the horrendous oil spill in the Gulf on the federal government and Pres. Obama. I wonder what they will say about this report...

Document: BP didn't plan for major oil spill
Apr 30 11:03 PM US/Eastern
By CAIN BURDEAU and HOLBROOK MOHR
Associated Press Writers

MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER (AP) - British Petroleum once downplayed the possibility of a catastrophic accident at an offshore rig that exploded, causing the worst U.S. oil spill in decades along the Gulf Coast and endangering shoreline habitat.

In its 2009 exploration plan and environmental impact analysis for the well, BP suggested it was unlikely, or virtually impossible, for an accident to occur that would lead to a giant crude oil spill and serious damage to beaches, fish and mammals.

BP's 52-page exploration plan for the Deepwater Horizon well, filed with the federal Minerals Management Service, says repeatedly that it was "unlikely that an accidental surface or subsurface oil spill would occur from the proposed activities."

And while the company conceded that a spill would impact beaches, wildlife refuges and wilderness areas, it argued that "due to the distance to shore (48 miles) and the response capabilities that would be implemented, no significant adverse impacts are expected."