"If a businessman makes a mistake, he suffers the consequences. If a bureaucrat makes a mistake, you suffer the consequences."

Posted by sdesapio 12 years, 10 months ago to Pics

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Posted by flanap 12 years, 10 months ago

"A businessman exists for himself; a bureaucrat exists for itself." -flanap

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Posted by Maphesdus 12 years, 10 months ago

Unless the businessman in question happens to be the CEO of BP...

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  Posted by CircuitGuy 12 years, 10 months ago
  
  After an engineering failure it's so easy to blame the engineer or the CEO and be shocked and appalled. Even if everyone does a good job, sometimes Gertie gallops. I'm not knowledgeable about the spill, but I question blaming the management. Before the spill BP had rebranded itself unofficially as Beyond Petroleum, recognizing the need for fuel alternatives. At the same time Exxon hire a PR firm to make videos posing as videos made by hobbyists denying global warming. My impression is BP got an unfair level of blame.
  
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