I thought the president had some power in this country

Judge blocks Obama's offshore drilling ban
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Yeah, gee, just because one rig f'k'd up, destroying our ecosystem in the process, even though the oil company knew that there were major problems and that this was imminent, why would anyone think that any other rig would have the same problems that the oil companies were covering up?

Isn't it just common sense to at least delay any further drilling until things have been checked out? WTF?