No one wants TOP KILL to work more than I do. No one!!!
Say what?!?!
I'm an atheist that's what. I don't believe in deliverance. But in sharp contrast to what I think I know, since April 20th I've been doing a weird godless version of praying for deliverance from the Deepwater Horizon calamity.
So okay, I'm sure there are millions just like me who will be rooting for the success of TOP KILL when BP goes for it in the next few hours. So maybe nobody wants it more than I do, but there are plenty who want it just as much.
And I REALLY REALLY REALLY REALLY want TK to succeed!!!!
Period.
End of story.
However, and this is a big however, we should be fully prepared for how BP, the oil industry and its lobbyists, their political lackeys and the MSM will spin the sh*t out of the story if TOP KILL succeeds in plugging the well.
But there is more to consider so please follow me over the fold for the rest of the story ...
It's gonna be like Apollo 13 with all the backslapping and cheering and high fiving and self congratulating. Hey, I don't begrudge the engineers if they've come up with a miracle shot that plugs that f**king well.
But what will really burn my ass is if (when) they spin a successful TOP KILL as some kind of brilliant MacGyver-like expression of can do industrial spirit and creativity. F**k that. It will still be the greatest environmental disaster in American history.
As as aside, I wrote WTF Are Steven Chu and David Axelrod Doing!?!?!?!? last night and I wanted to thank all the folks who came to my aid and defense. I can't believe the level of double-standard that lurks beneath the waves of this site like some kind of like a toxic disperant. Jeeeeeez!!!!!!
Sorry, I had to get that out. Here is what BP will be trying to do ...
... when they start shooting mud and golf balls and old tires down the glory hole. Let's cross our fingers and do whatever you do when you want the outcome you desire. Hooray for valiant engineers. Make it happen guys!!!
But after all the cheering and backslapping and champagne corks popping there will be spin, and no one will spin better than BP, the oil industry and their lackeys in DC and state capitols across this blessed nation.
So what we do to blunt the inevitable propaganda and spin machine from turning a ....
HUGE ENGINEERING AND HUMAN FAILURE
into a
HUGE ENGINEERING AND HUMAN SUCCESS
And one other question, will the White House go along with the inevitable story line or will they push back even though it might run counter to their current thinking on energy and the coming fall elections?
We need to support and be part of a media and messaging campaign that frames the story in its true light ... we drill for oil below thousands of feet of ocean and deep into the earth's crust, but lack the basic tools (engineering, political, human wisdom, etc.) to protect our ecological support systems and subject them (and us) to grave risks.
We should do this in coordination with the WH and national enviros if at all possible, but on our own if we must.
So pray for success and get ready for spin.