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Be it would cost too much. that was b.p.'s argument about all the shortcuts it appears to have taken, transocean as well on this very rig. sometimes things mhappen to cos money. that's a good idea. you need to step back, take a breather, look at the whole system and see if it's all right. frankly the responsibility lies with the corporation. this to me is no different than blaming the white house for the wall street mess. these companies have responsibilities. they should step up to them. >> yes? >> b.p. will have to step up to its responsibilities but so should the federal government and in t...

It really happened during the bush years of late, mms really started working way too close with big oil. in fact, as the "washington post" is reporting, as you have seen, they gave categorical exclusion, meaning they weren't even checking for some of the environmental measures, mms, on this very rig, the deepwater horizon rig they were supposed to. >> why be so cozy with this industry you're supposed to be regulating? >> because i think we were in a recession, starting with the beginning of the obama administration, april 2009. for a minute, people thought the obama administration might be a l...

Started working way too close with big oil. in fact, as the "washington post" is reporting, as you have seen, they gave category call exclusion, meaning they weren't even checking for some of the environmental measures, mms, on this very rig, the deepwater horizon rig they were supposed to. >> why be so cozy with this industry you're supposed to be regulating? >> because i think we were in a recession, starting with the beginning of the obama administration, april 2009. for a minute, people thought the obama administering might be a little stricter environmentally on offshore drilling but they...