After Tony Hayward finished his grueling testimony before a House committee, he flew back to England, most likely in a private jet that BP owns.  Some time on Friday or Saturday, Hayward was told that he had been replaced on the Gulf of Mexico oil spill by a Mississippi State graduate who formerly was his underling.  His new duties in London are obscure to say the least, and I suspect that in time Mr. Hayward will leave BP with the excuse that he wants to spend more time with his family.  In point of fact, BP may well have washed its hands of Mr. Hayward.
But please waste no tears on Mr. Hayward.  On the Saturday following his testimony, Mr. Hayward attended a yacht race.  One of the yachts in the race was a 52-footer which belonged to no one else but Tony Hayward.
While the yacht race was going on, Mr. Hayward was contemplating his future.  We don’t know the outcome of those musings nor do we know exactly where his yacht finished in the race.  I gather that his yacht is named “Bob,” which is neither here nor there.  The point is, that while the oil was still gushing from the BP pipe in Louisiana, Mr. Hayward was enjoying himself at a yacht race.  At this point, I hope that no one will question why the British upper class is disliked and/or hated.  The people in Louisiana are drowning in BP oil. But does Hayward, the CEO of BP, give a damn?  The answer is, probably not.
Now that we are done with Hayward, the next target is Representative Joe Barton of Texas.  You may remember him as the one who, during the hearing this week, accused Obama of conducting a Chicago style shake down operation on BP and having BP contribute a $20 billion “slush fund.”  The people in Texas cannot be relied upon to deal with the likes of Joe Barton.  I hope that for the rest of his life, Joe Barton is regarded as a clown for his remarks about the shake down and the slush fund.  Barton is a consummate fool.
Well, this is another story about clowns.  I end this essay by saying about the clowns, “Don’t bother; they’re here.”
E. E. CARR
June 22 2010
Essay 469
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Kevin’s commentary: In the end, I suppose Hayward got his life back, so I guess he wins. His job, at this point, he can probably continue to do without.