Action Taken! Bill Sent to BP!

We've finally taken action on the oil spill. I don't know about you, but I feel much better. I was beginning to get a little antsy. We haven't quite stopped the gusher or cleaned much up, but by God, we've stepped up to the plate and sent BP a bill.

I wonder how huge companies handle their bills. Does the mailman just stuff it through the door of one of their branches and hope it will eventually get to Tony? Who figured out this bill, anyway? I hope the people behind the health bill cost didn't have a lot to do with it, because, well...that didn't work out too well now, did it?

How do you come up with a bill when no one has a clue what this disaster is going to cost? Maybe the bill is just for the first month. That being the case, I don't think we should be back-slapping ourselves just yet. If BP does what a lot of people do with their monthly bills, we might get a phone call from Tony saying he was a little short this month, but he'll get to it eventually.

I wish the powers that be would be a little more inventive. If I were in charge, I could turn my approval ratings around in a New York minute. I would hand deliver the health-care bill to BP and tell them we're even. We'd be killing two birds with one stone.

Speaking of killing birds, I notice BP in turn has launched a huge public image campaign. Everywhere I look, I see warm and cuddly images of BP, working together, washing oil-covered birds. I swear if you look close, it appears one bird is smiling at the nice man "sudsing" him up. I wonder if the rest of his buddies are having as much fun, dying a slow death, mired down in the foul muck.

I received an email that showed two good ol' boys demonstrating an idea they had about cleaning up the mess. They put handfuls of some type of hay like vegetation in large pan of water that had oil floating on the top. Bubba took a spatula and stirred the hay around for a few minutes and then scooped it out. Voila! Clean water. The said the hay would float, absorb the oil, and suggested the out-of-work fishermen drag nets to gather up the oil soaked hay.

I don't know if this would work. I'm sure some degree soaked environmental engineer working for the government would have issues with it for one reason or another, but I for one say Mr. President, "Give ol' Bubba and his friend a shot". Hell, give anyone a shot. I'd be agreeable to giving Paul McCartney a shot at it. He's so cool, maybe he could sing it away. At least it would trump sending a bill.