Comments on: Gran’ Ole Party at Interior http://www.concurringopinions.com/archives/2008/09/gran_ole_party.html The Law, the Universe, and Everything Wed, 17 Mar 2010 02:14:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: joe http://www.concurringopinions.com/archives/2008/09/gran_ole_party.html/comment-page-1#comment-47297 joe Mon, 15 Sep 2008 08:25:30 +0000 http://www.solove.org/archives/2008/09/gran-ole-party-at-interior.html#comment-47297 The effects of this MMS failure to regulate properly were estimated at a loss to Treasury of 53 billion in 2006, http://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/07/washington/07royalty.html here's an article with some detail. My favorite quote from the 2006 article is: “While I think there’s a lot of room for improvement, I’ve not been able to find anything that’s drastically wrong,” C. Stephen Allred, assistant secretary of the Interior for Land and Minerals Management, said in an interview last month. The effects of this MMS failure to regulate properly were estimated at a loss to Treasury of 53 billion in 2006, http://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/07/washington/07royalty.html here’s an article with some detail.

My favorite quote from the 2006 article is: “While I think there’s a lot of room for improvement, I’ve not been able to find anything that’s drastically wrong,” C. Stephen Allred, assistant secretary of the Interior for Land and Minerals Management, said in an interview last month.

]]> By: Frank http://www.concurringopinions.com/archives/2008/09/gran_ole_party.html/comment-page-1#comment-47296 Frank Mon, 15 Sep 2008 04:26:26 +0000 http://www.solove.org/archives/2008/09/gran-ole-party-at-interior.html#comment-47296 Yep, Thomas, the Bush administration has been utterly courageous in its stands against big oil and efforts to bring us energy independence. It's all those darned civil servants that keep dragging us back to subservience to them. David B: Yes, the incompetence and corruption of a regime led by privatizers convincingly demonstrates the wisdom of privatization. Your logic is impeccable. Yep, Thomas, the Bush administration has been utterly courageous in its stands against big oil and efforts to bring us energy independence. It’s all those darned civil servants that keep dragging us back to subservience to them.

David B: Yes, the incompetence and corruption of a regime led by privatizers convincingly demonstrates the wisdom of privatization. Your logic is impeccable.

]]> By: David B. http://www.concurringopinions.com/archives/2008/09/gran_ole_party.html/comment-page-1#comment-47295 David B. Sun, 14 Sep 2008 18:57:02 +0000 http://www.solove.org/archives/2008/09/gran-ole-party-at-interior.html#comment-47295 You mean civil servants aren't always upstanding and righteous, looking out for the public interest? Damn, how are we going to nationalize health care then? You mean civil servants aren’t always upstanding and righteous, looking out for the public interest? Damn, how are we going to nationalize health care then?

]]> By: Thomas http://www.concurringopinions.com/archives/2008/09/gran_ole_party.html/comment-page-1#comment-47294 Thomas Sun, 14 Sep 2008 17:02:52 +0000 http://www.solove.org/archives/2008/09/gran-ole-party-at-interior.html#comment-47294 It's worth noting that all of those involved in this scandal are career employees, not political appointees. They are not part of the Bush administration unless that term now includes all federal employees. It’s worth noting that all of those involved in this scandal are career employees, not political appointees. They are not part of the Bush administration unless that term now includes all federal employees.

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