Oil rig got Obama administration safety award last year
At first, officials said 83 inspections had been performed since the rig arrived in the Gulf 104 months ago, in September 2001. While being questioned about the once-per-month claim, the officials subsequently revised the total up to 88 inspections. The number of more recent inspections also changed — from 26 to 48 in the 64 months since January 2005.
No explanation was given for the upward revisions.
(This is just like obama. No explanation for cooking the books to make the federal minerals mangement agency cover their butts. Revised numbers don't hide the fact the agency responsible for checking out the failed oil rig did not check the oil rig out every month. These numbers were "rigged" to look better.) Story Reports
Whatever the correct citation total — five or six — the Deepwater Horizon's record was exemplary, according to MMS officials, who said the rig was never on inspectors' informal "watch list" for problem rigs. In fact, last year MMS awarded the rig an award for its safety history.
(Obama administration gives out awards like it appoints officals. The awards are not creditable. Officals that inspect oil rigs are not creditable if they present awards for failure. Its just like obama to present an award for failure. Obama himself is in fact a "successful failure" and not creditable!) Story Reports
