BP Back in the Gulf: Should They Be Allowed to Drill in the Gulf of Mexico Again?

THey should be allowed, but under new and tighter regulations. If BP does not adhere to them, they should not be allowed to drill in the Gulf of Mexico.

Bill Clinton shouldn't be allowed to drill in the Oval Office.

Bill Clinton shouldn't be allowed to drill in the Oval Office.

Bill Clinton shouldn't be allowed to drill in the Oval Office.

i cannot believe that the majority of votes NO in LA..The economy is down, down, down..HELLO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

They should NEVER be allowed to drill anywhere again!

Drill baby drill!! If we don't produce our own oil we're that much more dependent on countries that hate us and want to see us die.

No, what we have to do is drill oil in our own land, but Obama and his elf pals are like, "Noooo, it's bad for the enviroment."

Hell no, look at all the damage they have done by their carelessness. Get another company to drill...besides, they contributed to Obama's election...that's why they got away with poisioning our gulf. it could have been stopped earlier without that big damage.

Why not? The Chinese Communists are doing it right near our shores! When will America rid herself of these traitors in high places?

No unless they lornd how to do it the right way, they should not be allowed to go back it just going to increat tax and pollution are oceane's!!!

Fully understanding they are responsible for everything they do, both morally and financially. They are oil drillers; we need oil. Alternative fuels are a terrific idea; however, nobody has come up with a nifty solution that's practical, affordable and timely and, meanwhile, we become more and more dependent on a whole bunch of strange creeps. I say step up the oil exploration in our own country and continue on the side to explore new "green" fuel ideas. Don't totally wipe out a major economic segment of American society and throw the whole country into the turmoil it's in today. Good grief, people, we have all the oil and coal and natural gas we will ever need in our lifetime. Likewise, we've got scientific brains out the whazoo. It's time to reexamine the actual motives of the "green" people. I too love this earth and its wildlife and natural springs and whatnot; have no desire to see them destroyed. The Al Gores of this country like to take pure-thought people such as myself and then play us for total idiots. Sorry, this idiot isn't buying their sincerity act at all. Working on green solutions is perfectly acceptable to me so long as we don't abandon this country to the devil with lies and tricks like they're doing today. If BP wants to resume drilling in the U.S., they will need to be monitored properly by the geniuses who are being (over)paid to monitor them and let's get on with business.

If you were a dentist who accidently killed your patient (But of course you still made money that year and paid your taxes) do you think you should be allowed to continue drilling??

It was a plumber sitting at home watching his TV that diagrammed what eventually put a stop to the oil flow. Need to meet the safety of all workers on all shifts so the same mishap and deaths do not occur.

The spill was a great disaster, however this is America. Although we aren't exactly the land of the free anymore, we must for give as we did with Exxon in Alaska. After all it's only our life line.

How about America drilling, Come on folks lets get America going again. Buy what America builds.

Not unless they are going to bury that former ceo at the bottom of the well

Absolutely not. They have not updated the technology for dealing with accidents in thirty years so they should not be allowed to drill again until they`ve made progress in that area.

At this point, I would support Ghadafi drilling here and NOW.

We are soooooo lame in tying our own hands behind our backs, when it comes to America's energy policy. We continue to be beholden to these Mideast despots for our economy and almost every facet of our lives; yet we sit on the worlds second largest oil/gas reserves.

Drill here and drill NOW!! Sell the oil to Japan, India and China and fix our trade deficits; while at the same time pursuing renewable energy sources.

WAKE UP!!

its time. they should have beenallowed a long time ago. we need more of our own drilling in this country.

no.

I marked "Yes" because I didn't see a "Hell, yes" there. We need to become less dependent on other countries for our energy needs!

It wasnt their fault, things happen and the world needs oil.

this is annoying because when I tried to click no, it said yes.

America has resources that we are purchasing from other countries. America needs jobs which we are sending to other countries. It is time that America started taking care of her own.

I meant to click NO and the damn screen shifted as I was making my mark ! Haven't we learned anything after the BP disaster ? As long as we keep drilling in precarious places, there will be accidents - maybe even worse than the one that happened . There is no guarentee that this will not reoccur ! Quit sucking on fossil fuels - use the money for drilling for viable alternatives !

yeah but we need oil for other things besides our cars. what alternatives will run my car? sorry i still need gas as do millions of us. better we get it fromour own land than from someone else.

Oil can be made from other things - like all the plastics that are made from oil that ignorant, uncaring people don't recycle !

You DO understand, Darlene, that oil gotten "from our own land" does not stay in the U.S.? All the oil drilled in the Gulf or on land goes on the INTERNATIONAL market, and is sold to whoever will pay the most for it.

Right now, that's China. Yeah. BP destroyed the shoreline in three U.S. states and killed eleven American men, so that China could buy what you think of as "our" oil. It isn't. Remember that. Look it up if you don't believe me.

then how am i going to get to work everyday? there are no subways or busses where i live. i live in the country and the only way to get around is driving. and im not about to get a stupid electric car i cant afford. besides how is that saving the planet? electricity would cost more, plus doesnt electric plants runon coal? we need to mine that as well.

All the Amish around here in central missouri use horses and bikes !

YOU MIGHT NOT DRIVE..but knowing you use a cell phone..where do we get plastic..Think about it...LOUISDIANA lady

Hundreds of dolphins have died from this disaster and you still want to continue it - How crass !

ANYONE who has been following this story knows that BP did NOT drill the well, they leased the well from the another company. BP does share some responsibility as does the Federal Government for allowing IT'S inspector's to watch pornography instead of inspecting the rig.

Agreed!

SO should every US drilling and exploration company.

As long as they comply with regulations.

Ever since the accident,people have beeen wondering wether they should drill again. I think yes. They made a mistake and now that they no wat that mistake was and they no wat to do and wat not to do now

Everyone has the right to do business, right? But not everyone acts in a despicable manner as BP did. They cut corners and their own engineers stated that "the well was a disaster waiting to happen." Then it did.

My feelings about both sides of the issues run deep. If one oil spill is too many, how many are we going to allow BP?

it is going to be a total mess of a valuable resource....