Gibbs: BP not forthcoming on spill

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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100601/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_gulf_oil_spill_white_house

White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs says BP was not forthcoming about the possibility oil could leak faster as a result of the latest attempt to contain the Gulf spill.

White House Energy Adviser Carol Browner said over the weekend that cutting and capping the damaged oil riser could result in a temporary 20 percent increase in the flow, a figure Gibbs repeated Monday. BP has said it didn't expect a significant increase in flow from the cutting and capping plan.

Gibbs said in Monday's White House briefing that he was not comfortable with BP's statements. He said he did not believe the company was forthcoming on that issue. But he didn't answer directly when asked whether the White House trusts BP.

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1. Gibbs is right

can't believe a word that these criminals are saying!

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2. Then why are they still running things?

I realize there's a certain amount of expertise required, and BP is not about to give up any proprietary information to outsiders, but this is a catastrophe beyond any previous reckoning. The government should place BP into receivership, take over the company and its operations, and start managing this little episode with an eye toward stopping the catastrophe rather than protecting BP's bottom line or getting Tony Hayward's misplaced life back.

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3. Whodda thunk?

Gee, is this becoming a political issue or something?

Unfuckingbelievable.