On 05/25/2010 05:21 AM, Dave Drum -> Ed Hulett wrote:
 -=>> Ed Hulett wrote to WAYNE CHIRNSIDE <=-

 WC>> *Dick* Cheney was the cause for these devices no longer being required
 WC>> on U.S. offshore drilling rigs while the rest of the thinking world
 WC>> largely requires them.

 EH>> Really? How? Explain how a mere VP can cause such a thing.

 DD> Cheney was hardly a "mere VP". More like one of the main
operators of
 DD> the hand
 DD> puppet, George III.

Keep telling yourself that.

 DD> As to how he could cause such a thing - why by having the requirement
 DD> for such
 DD> removed during his sub-rosa "energy" meetings in 2001. Or
when/after he
 DD> had a
 DD> separate meeting with John Browne, BP's (then) chief executive.

It couldn't happen. He had no authority to do any such thing.

 DD> Those things are well-documented. Where have you been?

If they are so well documented, I'm sure you will have no trouble giving a
citation as to where that documentation can be found.

Ed

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