Rep. Joe Barton (R-TX) apologizes to BP executive

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Originally Posted by SteamWake

Isnt that the federal regulators job?

I don't know what a federal regulator is. Is this a government guy? If so then the answer is simply no.
If I handle dangerous substances/equipment or whatever then I have to make damn sure that no one else is getting hurt by it whether there are laws for that or not. I would call that common sense.

That would pretty much be like the guy who sued the manufacturer of his motor-home for not writing in the manual that he mustn't leave the steering-wheel while driving...