The former Gulf of Mexico

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Clinton certainly was the first to open up offshore drilling.

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Originally Posted by Riot

Clinton certainly was the first to open up offshore drilling.

but guess why in deep water?

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Originally Posted by dellinger63

but guess why in deep water?

What does Hannity tell you think regarding "why in deep water"?

The Republican-lead Congress/Senate created and passed the deepwater royalty relief act to give a $ break to big oil regarding their payments to the government, lead by the GOP reps of the gulf states. Clinton signed it.

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Originally Posted by Riot

What does Hannity tell you think regarding "why in deep water"?

The Republican-lead Congress/Senate created and passed the deepwater royalty relief act to give a $ break to big oil regarding their payments to the government, lead by the GOP reps of the gulf states. Clinton signed it.

Hmmm then this article published a year before Bubba signed it must have been all wrong.


U.S. offshore operators got a boost last week when the Clinton administration offered its support for a deepwater royalty relief bill pending in Congress. (Brief Article)
The Oil and Gas Journal| April 18, 1994

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Originally Posted by dellinger63

Hmmm then this article published a year before Bubba signed it must have been all wrong.

What is "all wrong"?

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Originally Posted by Riot

What is "all wrong"?

Sorry you made it sound like Bubba just signed it. As though he wasn't for it but signed it to appease the Republicans?

The article points out that a full year before he signed it his administration publicly came out in support of it.

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Originally Posted by dellinger63

Sorry you made it sound like Bubba just signed it. As though he wasn't for it but signed it to appease the Republicans?

The article points out that a full year before he signed it his administration publicly came out in support of it.

Yes, the bill was introduced and sponsored by the GOP (look it up) primarily of the oil states, and Clinton supported it and signed it to provide financial support for the industry. Clinton didn't create the bill, or tell Congress/Senate to make that law. The GOP oil men did that.

Bush then went on to completely remove government oversight via MMS. Obama then sent Salazar to fix that disaster, and Salazar did nothing.

The far right is trying to blame this disaster on Clinton and Obama, and completely ignore what happened during the eight Bush years in the middle. That's beyond absurd.

What do you think of that Rolling Stone article?