How To Fix the BP Oil Well Mess

The massive leak of crude oil spilling into the Gulf of Mexico from a broken pipe almost a mile below the surface is a continuing disaster, threatening to reach epic proportions.  Now six weeks into the crisis, multiple attempts to stem the flow or capture the leaking crude have been unsuccessful to date. If the latest attempt fails, it could be August or later before relief wells are drilled to fix the problem.

They have been going about it all wrong from Day 1.

I'm not a scientist, geologist, or oil drilling expert. You don't have to be for my solution.  What is needed is comprehensive oil drilling reform. Oil that has already reached the shores of Louisiana and Mississippi must be allowed to remain - after all, it's come a long way to get there.  Trapped more than a mile below the sea floor for millions of years, it just wanted to come to America to fuel our cars, planes and factories and be a part of the American Dream. It just went about it the wrong way. Are we going to collect all the spilled crude and force it back under the ocean floor and make it return via the usual manner? We must be realistic. It had the best of intentions in coming to America's shores, which we know reigns supreme. Regardless of the devastating effects to the fragile ecosystem, to the Gulf fishing industry and to Gulf Coast tourism, it's too simplistic an approach to just stem the flow. We must all join together to craft a comprehensive reform measure.