Bachmann Offers Advice to BP!

Hi Anniepa, As always the politcals jump in to a crisis such as this and use it to play the blame game. I am sure BP did not intend for this to happen. I am sure that in cutting corners as they did, they did not foresee any such horrific disaster coming their way. It was not deliberate...it was an accident. So when a major car accident occurs does the fact that it was an accident make it the person responsible any less liable? Heck, even when the person is driving safely, road conditions may cause him to slide into the next lane....Still his fault and he is liable. BP is responsible for this mess. The best way for them to rise above it would be to accept responsibility and do all they can to help fix the problem, reimburse those whose lives have been torn apart and learn from it and make sure that no such disaster ever happens again. This should not be a political victory for anyone on either side.

I do think they should only have to pay legitimate claims on damages. I also think they should have to pay for all the clean up costs. that is fair. they caused the problem they should have to pay for it. But I don't think they should have to pay claims that are fraudulant or wrong. And you know those claims are going to come in. They certainly did during Katrina. People filed for help and money that were not even effected by it and got it. they saw a free for all on giving out money and jumped on the band wagon. So no they should not have to pay those claims. Why should they have to pay out on a claim that is wrong or fraud? I want BP to pay all legitimate claims and pay for the full cost of the clean up and not a penny more. That is fair.

What is a legitimate claim to her? I don't see how BP is being fleeced. They caused the spill, and they should take responsibility for it.

It looks like Bachmann and that other jerk from Texas got together and were just trying to start something. How do stupid people like that get elected to office???

The Republicans aren't any more determined to politicize situations like this than the Democrats. If this disaster had happened while Bush was in office, the Democrats would have wanted his head on a platter. Both sides try to manipulate the situation to make the other side look bad. BP does have a responsibility toward those they've harmed; but, let's face it, disasters such as this do bring out the leeches. One of the reasons insurance premiums are as high as they are is because of false claims. BP shouldn't payout willy-nilly, but should verify every loss.

I am surprised that Bachmann was so well informed. She must have had a very "special" briefing before this comment. She is ussually a decade behind and informed by the National Enquirer. I am surprised she did not reference any Alien claims.

Obama was very clear in his Oval Office speech that BP would have a fund to pay off claims for damages and lost livelihood but the fund would not be controlled by BP but by an Independent Third Party. I do not doubt for one moment that Obama will have a say in who that Independent Party will be. There will most likely be so much red tape that Obama and his sticky fingered crew will make sure that some of the billions comes their way before any claims get paid out. IMO the Democrats do not need anyone to make them look bad they do that very well by themselves!

I know it's easy to jump on the KILL BP Bandwagon, but they still have rights in this country and the government must still respect the constitution when dealing with them. Make no mistake Annie, Obama and the democrats in congress are treating this as a victory for those who are against drilling and are going to use it, just as every politician uses disasters, to push their agenda. Remember that it was Rahm Emanuel, Obama's own chief of staff, that said “You don’t ever want a crisis to go to waste,” Keep in mind that the original iteration of that came from Machiavelli, a real role model. EVERYONE in politics is trying to politicize this Annie on BOTH sides. It's what politicians do. As citizens though we need to hold them to what is legally appropriate instead of just cheering for them to shred the constitution to placate our anger and desire for vengeance.

Bachmann's lame attempt to defend BP is so ignorant but I guess that's what you have to do if you want to keep one hand in the pocket of the oil industry. I'm not surprised to see "politics as usual" rearing it's ugly head. The folks in the affected states did not ask for this.

What's wrong with that quote? Would you support BP being fleeced? Do you want them to have to pay out illegitimate claims? Because people are going to take full advantage of this, both politicians seeing agenda and people in La. who are seeing dollar signs right now. Would you support the taking of every piece of property from someone who robbed a convenience store for 50 bucks? It's the same thing here. BP cut corners in the name of time and money (though the current government approved these actions), and they should be held accountable for the damage they caused...no more, no less. The ACLU represents rapists, murderers and the like to insure that their rights aren't violated. Who's going to insure that BP's rights aren't violated by a government who's shown that they have no regard for the law? Despite this administrations demonizing BP, they still have rights. Why do people insist on blood?

...Hi there annie, Hope you are doing well. It is no surprise that the mentality of the Republicans is to be on the side where they think the money is. That's what they do. That's part of the reason we are where we are today, lack of regulating the big oil companies. In one of the hearings today one of the Republicans apologized to the BP executive for what was being done with the twenty billion dollar escrow fund, he later took it back but that was his true sentiment. He only apoligized because someone probably told him how callous he sounded toward the people on the Gulf coast who have no livlihood because of the spill. Tourism is down 50% and it is effecting the coastal town economies. But BP who I think made billions in one quarter last year is supposed to be the victim in this mess. I hope Bachman loses her race and goes away, somewhere far and takes Sarah Lee with her. They remind me of people commiting treason. Rand Paul wants to violate the 14th amendment of the Constitution and send naturally born citizens back to whereever their parents came from, would that include John McCain who was born in the Panama Canal region but got a wavier due to his parents being in the military? While Paul lies and says he is a certified ophthalmologist and the board says he is not certified. They are all such hyprocites. Deliver me. If Republicans think they can offend the Latinos, Spanish and Mexican people who vote, with the immigration issue and all the coastal residents down in the Gulf who are starting to be sick from breathing the oil and the dispersants from where they live and may suffer health problems on a long term basis, with begrudging them the benefits from BP claims, then I think that they will be very surprised in November. It portrays them as uncaring towards people for which I think there is a strong case. Take care of yourself.