Funny how that happens

So many parables go like this too. That's why they are, y'know, parables.

The worst U.S. oil spill in decades reached into precious shoreline habitat along the Gulf Coast as documents emerged showing British Petroleum downplayed the possibility of a catastrophic accident at the offshore rig that exploded.

BP suggested in a 2009 exploration plan and environmental impact analysis for the well that an accident leading to a giant crude oil spill — and serious damage to beaches, fish and mammals — was unlikely, or virtually impossible.

And now that 11 people have died (that little nugget has been forgotten in the oily deluge) and nearly 2 million gallons and counting have spilled...

Meanwhile, say hello to another familiar, and extremely profitable, villain:

Although the cause of the explosion was under investigation, many of the more than two dozen lawsuits filed in the wake of the explosion claim it was caused when workers for oil services contractor Halliburton Inc. improperly capped the well — a process known as cementing. Halliburton denied it.