Riddle me this: Let's just forget for a moment that Obama and his administration strong-armed BP executives into setting up an open ended $20 billion slush fund without a judge, jury or any proof of what went wrong or how to fix it. Why is it okay for BP to withhold dividend payments to shareholders, risk the investment portfolios of investors worldwide which, by the way, includes teachers' unions in Texas while it was unacceptable for the auto industry and/or the banking industry to tighten their belts or file bankruptcy?