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larglo
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ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF

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our government not doing it's job, along with not securing our borders.

The libs took great pleasure in blaming Bush for 9/11, after being in office for something like 7 months.

That being said,,,,the tragedy of this rig blowing up, killing 11 people, and the largest oil spill in our history, after being in office for a year and a half, the blame, must lay at the feet of,,,,,OBAMA.
He has been in office for a year and a half. But have you noticed how quick he and his administration, have jumped on, and blamed most everyone except,,,, "themselves" and after a year and half, they are still blaming Bush, for even their blunders! It has been said many times, by both parties, That if a president, takes credit for the good, you must take credit for the bad, while in office!

This is not the complete article from the Drudge Report, but you will see the thrust of it. At last, perhaps some of the press is investigating whats going on?
Perhaps they are starting to see that Obama and his bunch, are screwing them (the press) also!
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By JUSTIN PRITCHARD, Associated Press Writer Justin Pritchard, Associated Press Writer – Sun May 16, 4:34 pm ET
LOS ANGELES – The federal agency responsible for ensuring that the Deepwater Horizon was operating safely before it exploded last month fell well short of its own policy that the rig be inspected at least once per month, an Associated Press investigation shows.

In fact, the agency's inspection frequency on the Deepwater Horizon fell dramatically over the past five years, according to federal Minerals Management Service records. The rig blew up April 20, killing 11 people before sinking and triggering a massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

Since January 2005, inspectors issued just one minor infraction for the rig. That strong track record led the agency last year to herald the Deepwater Horizon as an industry model for safety.

The inspection gaps are the latest in a series of questions raised about the agency's oversight of the oil drilling industry. Members of Congress and President Barack Obama have criticized what they call the cozy relationship between regulators and oil companies and vowed to reform MMS, which both regulates the industry and collects billions in royalties from it.

Earlier AP investigations have shown that the doomed rig was allowed to operate without safety documentation required by MMS regulations for the exact disaster scenario that occurred; that the cutoff valve which failed has repeatedly broken down at other wells in the years since regulators weakened testing requirements; and that regulation is so lax that some key safety aspects on rigs are decided almost entirely by the companies doing the work.
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I hope every one of the incumbents are voted out of office this November. These career politicians, in both parties, must be held responsible for the mess they have created in our country.

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