Congress continues to investigate the both the absence and failure of safety devices to prevent the oil spill threatening the Gulf of Mexico and BP continues to diffuse the blame for the disaster between its partners, Transocean Ltd and Halliburton Co.

The evidence is growing that there was both significant negligence and a lack of governmental oversight. There is already little question that this is an accident that did not need to happen and could well have been prevented.

One can only hope that the guilty will be held accountable, that those responsible will be made to pay, and that our government will enact regulations that will prevent this from ever occurring in the future.

But in the meantime . . .

Came word, a fish died

Dolphins washed up on beaches

Blame denied. They lied.