So, It Was God All Along, Huh?

Remember that record oil spill in North Dakota a few weeks ago? It looks like it had nothing to do with a "bad pipe," but rather a "bad lightning storm." The Bismarck Tribune is reporting:

Federal regulators say a lightning strike may have caused a pipeline rupture that spilled more than 20,000 barrels of oil in northwestern North Dakota.

The U.S. Department of Transportation's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (TPHMSA) said Thursday that a preliminary investigation "points to a strong electrical discharge as the cause of the failure."

I have heard through the grapevine that President Obama has directed the USDOTPHMSA to begin legal proceedings against God.

Vice President Biden has also asked the TPHMSA to come up with a shorter name/acronym -- one that he can remember.