"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, 7 months ago to Pics

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Posted by flanap 12 years, 7 months ago

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

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Posted by Maphesdus 12 years, 7 months ago

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

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  Posted by CircuitGuy 12 years, 7 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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