First off, let me state for the record that I am not taking a page out of the Rep. Joe Barton (R-TX) book of apologies. I may have said some humdingers in the past, but I am not about to apologize to BP for events for which they are ultimately responsible.
First off, let me state for the record that I am not taking a page out of the Rep. Joe Barton (R-TX) book of apologies. I may have said some humdingers in the past, but I am not about to apologize to BP for events for which they are ultimately responsible.
That leads me to my second point. BP's leadership (former and current) have publicly declared in every way imaginable that they will pay for the Gulf oil spill clean up and make things right for the people, businesses and environment impacted by what can only be described as a national nightmare. I take them at their word.
No company in the world has a worse brand image than BP, and the only way to restore the name and brand's integrity is to literally do everything imaginable and unimaginable to make things right. BP's new leadership, Robert Dudley, has made that pledge, and I also take him at his word.
With these two statements as a backdrop, every business leader in America, large or small, should be scared out of their mind at the actions of the U.S. House of Representatives this past week.
With a vote of 209 members for and 193 against, the House passed a bill to eliminate any and all liability caps for actions resulting from an oil spill or related mishap. While at first glance there may be reason to cheer our elected leaders for putting the screws to fat cat oil companies with monstrous profits and excessive salaries to make them pay for the mess they caused, these actions play right into the hands of people who are not necessarily our friends.
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