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Politics : Liberalism: Do You Agree We've Had Enough of It?
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To: Justin C who wrote (86064)6/16/2010 11:54:10 PM
From: Kenneth E. Phillipps  Read Replies (10) of 224769
 
Yes, he will kick Cheney's ass because it was Cheney's policies which got us into this mess.----------------- Among the many questions is what role the (Cheney) task force may have played in a 2003 decision by the MMS not to require offshore rigs to install an acoustic shut-off switch, a remote-controlled backup system that seals off an underwater well even if the rig above is destroyed. Countries like Norway and Brazil require this precaution, and MMS considered doing the same. But oil companies complained that the $500,000 devices were too expensive and, they argued, ineffective. Ultimately, MMS made the switches optional. The Deepwater Horizon was not outfitted with such a device, which could have prevented the spill. Other concerns include a failure to implement new cementing policies or act on known concerns about key components on drilling rigs.

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