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On Fri, 18 Jun 2010 18:11:59 -0700, "nom=de=plume"
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On Fri, 18 Jun 2010 14:22:40 -0700, "nom=de=plume"
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You said "Nobody was "regulating" the industry before or after
(unfortunately).Reagan was after and Carter was before".
I couldn't take it any other way.

If Bush started MMS he must have been trying to build the framework
for regulation. (like you say the health care bill did)

The reality is, there were always people at Interior who were
regulating drilling. All they did when they "created" MMS was put a
different logo on their stationary and put a new political appointee
in charge of them. The job down in the trenches never really changes
that much if you are a GSer doing the actual work.

Reagan/Watt started MMS... look it up. Bush just filled it to the brim
with
cronies of big oil.


You miss my point. In DC these things are just assemblies of things
that are already there as a rule. If they "change" something, usually
the only thing that changes is the sign on the door. It will still be
the same people doing the work.

In regulation, it is always a group of cronies from the industry being
regulated. That is why Obama has the same people trying to fix the
financial mess who caused it in the first place.


I'd like to know who you think could sort out the financial mess other
than
the people who are familiar with the problems. But, I know what you
mean...
it's like getting a car thief to design an anti-theft device. That's fine,
as long as they don't use it to their own advantage.


Again, you want it both ways. You agree Wall street people are the
ones who should regulate Wall street but you think it is wrong to have
oil people regulating the oil industry.

No. I think that both former WS people and former Oil people should be
involved in it, since they probably have the technical expertise, but
ultimately sensible regulations need to be implemented that take some
decisions out of the hands of insiders. Not saying it's easy, but there are
reformers available in both industries who are honest and have the public
good in mind.

How could people who have no background in oil, actually know enough
to regulate it. We are seeing some of that in action with the Obama
administration and this cleanup.

I still like my idea of turning the whole cleanup to Clinton and GW,
working together and letting Obama run the country.
The synergy of the two of them and their contacts would be a lot more
effective than the Chicago mob who are running it now. They have
declared they are brothers now anyway.

There's no "Chicago mob" running anything. Interesting idea, but I don't
think Bush has the time, given his heavy Facebook schedule.