Do you think Obama himself authorized this, or knew nothing about it?

He and everyone else knew of it . Simply put our government SERVES big business . The new oil drilling leases just signed have a safety backup " procedures " from 2009 . A YEAR BEFORE the Gulf oil explosion ... Tax loopholes are like a black hole where our money goes in and never is seen again ... The new light bulbs REQUIRED now are made by G.E. in China and are full of mercury . If a new light bulb is " required " then we should also " require " it be made in this country ...