[QUOTE=New Orleans Lady;41372]playing devils advocate, here…MMS before, this tragedy, which by the way, was exactly 4 monthes ago to this day…<may the 11 men, who perished, rest in peace>… MMS, had only 59 surveyors, to inspect, all of the gulf of mexico, oil rigs…so,as usual,mms was run llike our post office, and other “gov. Agency’s”[/QUOTE]
It’s one thing to be understaffed and overworked.
That is totally different than taking “gifts” for turning your head or rubber-stamping what the gift bearers want.
It appears MMS has operated that way for years and it is for that reason that it has now been divided into three departments and the reason MMS Director Elizabeth Birnbaum resigned.