[bikersfan]

I beleive the claims to a point... Deregulation as definitely hurt this country in so many ways. But is it still totally Bush's fault?

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/s...ryId=127245818

The Gulf oil spill, the explosion at the Upper Big Branch Mine in West Virginia and even the recall of millions of Toyotas for unintended acceleration all have something in common. They were instances not just of industry failures but also of breakdowns in the government's regulatory process.

Democrats blame the Bush administration, which may or may not be fair. But it's clear the Obama administration is taking a much more aggressive approach to rule-making.

The administration has instituted new rules governing everything from how long airline passengers can be held on the tarmac to the amount of combustible dust that can be produced at factories.

'The No. 1 Priority'

One example of that more forceful approach to regulation can be found at the Consumer Product Safety Commission.

In 2008, Congress acted to make baby cribs, the kind found in millions of American homes, safer. Thousands had been recalled over the years, because their sides could detach and trap infants between the side and the mattress.

The CPSC, the government agency that oversees the issue, had been working with the industry over the years to make the cribs safer. But when Inez Tenenbaum became the agency's chairman, the process dramatically quickened.

"When I got here, the commission said we will do cribs in the next few years," Tenenbaum says. "But I said no, we're going to make it the No. 1 priority on durable nursery equipment, because I've seen too many recalls on cribs.

[Pdarasenko]

Next up. Let's hope the administration can make food safer. I'm tired of avoiding greens.