At the risk of sounding paranoid, I have to ask, "What caused the explosion on the BP-operated oil drilling platform known as Deepwater Horizon fifty miles off the coast of Louisiana on April 20th?"There are a number of other unanswered question since the event transpired a week ago: What happened to the eleven missing crewmembers? Can the wellhead be capped? If not, will containment efforts succeed? And so on.But despite the media's tremendous outpouring of concern regarding this potentially disastrous environmental event, this writer has not heard or read a single newsperson address the issue of causation. Not one. This is odd.When is the last time the MSM did not rush to assign blame/responsibility/causation for sensational issues? Especially those issues at the forefront of political debate....Must healthcare costs be contained by proposed legislation? Well, gee whiz, Anthem Blue Cross just proposed a 39% hike in premiums in California!Must financial reform...(Read Full Post)