This is wrong every way you cut it,
U.S. Saw Drill Ban Killing Many Jobs
Senior Obama administration officials concluded the federal moratorium on deepwater oil drilling would cost roughly 23,000 jobs, but went ahead with the ban because they didn’t trust the industry’s safety equipment and the government’s own inspection process, according to previously undisclosed documents.
Let’s look at that paragraph again:
In the middle of a recession, and while the Gulf area was in the midst of a crisis, Obama still went ahead with the ban on offshore drilling, even when
Senior Obama administration officials concluded the federal moratorium on deepwater oil drilling would cost roughly 23,000 jobs
because not only
they didn’t trust the industry’s safety equipment
but also they didn’t trust
the government’s own inspection process
This is the same administration who just placed your healthcare on their hands and insists they can do a better job than you.
Go read the whole article.