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Secretary ken salazar was applauded by big oil when mr. obama chose him to fix these problems. president obama today putting salazar front and center at his meeting today on the spill and charging salazar again to fix those problems. after almost a year and a half of his having failed to do so. >> for too long, for a decade or more, there's been a cozy relationship between the oil companies and the federal agency that permits them to drill. seems as if permits were too oftenish ooued based on little more than assurances of safety from the oil. s. that cannot and will not happen anymore. to bor...

Understatement. the minerals management service part of the department of interior. "the new york times" offers a stunning indictment of its performance including past 16 months of the obama administration. 346 drilling plans given the go ahead by this administration, despite not having environmental and other permits required by federal law. yes, the deep water her rison at issue in this spill was among them. james carville and mary matalin know a thing or two about crisis management. they live in new orleans where the economy and environment are taking a huge hit. let's start there with your...

Mistake was in picking ken salazar for secretary of interior. i mean, salazar has a deep, deep connection to the offshore oil drilling industry, and since coming in as secretary of interior, he has done everything possible to push for more expansive offshore drilling. so yeah, he has culpability there. but i'll tell you what, the president is certainly not responsible for reviewing drilling plans in the gulf, he is not responsible for determining whether the laws are followed down there. that is ken salazar's job. when salazar came in, it was right after the drugs and sex with oil execs scanda...

Mistake was in picking ken salazar for secretary of interior. i mean, salazar has a deep, deep connection to the offshore oil drilling industry, and since coming in as secretary of interior, he has done everything possible to push for more expansive offshore drilling. so yeah, he has culpability there. but i'll tell you what, the president is certainly not responsible for reviewing drilling plans in the gulf, he is not responsible for determining weather t determining whether the laws are followed down there. that is ken salazar's job. when salazar came in, it was right after the drugs and sex...

The agency hasn't developed a rational plan. >> doesn't the buck stop with the president to use the oldest of the cliches? anything the secretary of interior brings to the table, that is the president's choice, is it not? >> partially, yeah. i do think that obama's first mistake was in picking ken salazar for secretary of interior. i mean, salazar has a deep, deep connection to the offshore oil drilling industry, and since coming in as secretary of interior, he has done everything possible to push for more expansive offshore drilling. so yeah, he has culpability there. but i'll tell you what, ...