Interior Secretary Ken Salazar testifying before Congress on the minimum six month Moronatorium in the Gulf cited the agreement of seven experts who had signed off on the recommendation of the report. Only they didn't. In fact, they've made it clear they disagree with the Moronatorium (sorry, it's a catchy name to me). Even worse, the recommendations were added to the report after they had signed on, agreeing with the general principles of the report. They even emphasize the strong safety record of deepwater drilling generally. At least one of the experts says that the Moronatorium will not reduce risks and I've seen at least one reporter stating that at least one expert says it is riskier to have the rigs shut down.
The Moronatorium has nothing to do with the oil spill. It is an excuse to try and push for cap and trade and a convenient deflection for an administration that has handled this with startling incompetence and cronyism (more on that later, or if you read from the top down on this blog, earlier.) Woodrow Wilson was a nightmare of a President, Roosevelt a blight upon the land, Johnson and Carter worthless. President Obama hasn't made two years and he makes them all look like George Washington.
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