Does anyone know how more “oversight” would have prevented this?
1) Pres_ _ent Obama gets $$$$$ from BP ............. check
"Obama biggest recipient of BP cash
BP and its employees have given more than $3.5 million
to federal
with the largest chunk of their money going to Obama"
2) Pres_ _ent Obama exempts BP from normal requirements ......... check
Federal Regulator Repeatedly Failed to Inspect Deepwater Horizon Including for... Obama Presidency
ABC News has learned that in the 16 months from January 2009 through April 2010
MMS failed to inspect Deepwater Horizon four times in May 2009, August 2009, December 2009, and January 2010."
"U.S. exempted BP's Gulf of Mexico drilling from environmental impact study"
"Obama admin exempted BP's Gulf drilling from environmental impact study "
"Obama sheltered BP's Deepwater Horizon rig from regulatory requirement"
"Red Flags Were Ignored Aboard Doomed Rig "
"US allowed drilling 'without required permits"
3) Pres_ _ent Obama and the DNC begin the obstruction ......... check
"Obama sat on sand berm request 2 weeks, still no reply"
"Frustration over sand barriers boils in Louisiana as federal government offers few answers"
President Delays Oil Spill Recovery Efforts For San Francisco Fundraiser With Getty Oil Heirs
4) Pres_ _ent Obama and the DNC begin the coverup ......... check
"Oil Spill - CBS Threatened With Arrest For Filming The Oil Spill (Coast Guard: "This Is BP's Rules."
Mineral Management allowed the drilling to proceed without BP having to submit a blow-out plan.
Under the bus.
Dunno, but I do know that exempting BP from environmental regulations didn't help!
[Unless the real goal was a messy oil spill to be the pretext to ban all American off-shore drilling...]
GEE! WOW! Unexpected action by Obama’s Hopey, Changey CYA division. Never expected this. /s
From the WSJ article, MMS signed off on some of the more riskier moves BP made. More heads should roll.
Heck of a job, Brownie.
Leni
When can we expect Janet Incometano’s resignation / firing?
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AP sources: Minerals Management Service head fired (Resigned)
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If I heard Mr. Limbaugh correctly today...
this perp ran the Harvard Environmental Review.
Just another over-educated thug.