Speaker Pelosi claimed last week, in no uncertain terms, that Bush appointees who burrowed into the civil service at the Minerals Management Service are responsible for any regulatory lapses pertaining to the BP oil spill.
“Many of the people appointed in the Bush administration are still burrowed in the agencies that are supposed to oversee the [oil] industry,” Pelosi said when asked if Democrats could have prevented or mitigated the crisis by keeping a closer watch on the industry.
Added the Speaker, “the cozy relationships between the Bush administration’s agency leadership and the industry is clear…I’ve heard no complaints from my members about the way the president has handled it,” Pelosi stated.
On Friday, and again today, the Washington Examiner requested the names of the Bush appointees that Pelosi believes failed in their responsibility as overseers of this industry. Once again, no names released. We have left another message and will continue following this story.
