Rachel gets a real answer from Steven Chu...

[fadedrose]

The interview was going along slowly, then Rachel asks about the wisdom of drilling new offshore drilling wells which is still in the plans since the Gulf spill - Chu says he doesn't know about that because he only knows what he reads in the paper.

Then Rachel says she's worried about it, but also worried that the Secretary of Energy only knows what he reads in the papers...she then got him to admit he does NOT approve of more drilling at this stage. I think that he was embarrassed when he realized what he said ;)..

Nice to know that if they ask his advice, we know what it will be thanks to our Rachel...

[SemiCharmedQuark]

1. That's why Rachel is the BEST!

[bullwinkle428]

2. I'm officially scared now...somebody hold me.

:(

[Sebastian Doyle]

3. So in other words, the only guy in this DLC infected cabinet who might actually have a fucking brain

...is completely in the dark about what the fuck is going on in the Gulf?

Well, that's just fuckin swell :grr:

[fadedrose]

4. Laughing out loud...nt

[TheKentuckian]

5. Chu's on the backbench policy wise, it seems. The hacks make the real calls.

[shireen]

6. that was some moment, i was stunned to hear it.

We've been hearing about these new permits for several days now. You'd think he would have picked up the phone to call the Mineral Management Service and asked WTF was going on.

Thanks, Rachel. You did good. Again.