So how many Repbs and Libertarians are still for less regulation on the oil industry?

Looks like a got some Republican zombies here in search of a brain.

And since you lack a brain I am going to have to put two and two together for you.

1) Mineral Management Agency was responsible for enforcing any existing regulations is the. The wide spread abuses that took place between employees at the agency and oil industry happened dung the Bush administration, which looked the other way and let the party happen. You can spin and moan all you want but there was only one President for years between 2001 and 2009 and they looked the other way when it came to making sure the regulations were being enforced.

2) Oil industry in that past has given 4 times as much to Repubs as Democrats. See above comment for ramifications of this lobbying and close relationship with the Republican party.

3) This has less to do with where you are drilling verse how you are drilling. To allow companies to drill this deep should require at least an environmental impact study, which these permits now appear to be “optional”. Of course this relates back to point # 1. Also, are you stupid enough to think that after the shallow oil is removed that they would not drill deeper and deeper? I am an engineer that builds and design chemical feed systems for refiners and power plants. I know for a fact the these blow out preventers technology are guarder by the manufactures and very limited information is available even to inspectors. Perfect example of a highly critical technology that was deployed without proper government over site. So unless you are a petroleum engineer or even have a modicum of experience in the industry, I’d shut up.

4) I like the moron who quoted some expert saying it’s not that bad and then goes to say “We hope he is correct”, indicating that somehow a guess and hope is going to make all of this go away.