It's Monday, dear Bantering friends, which means it is time for another look behind the scenes at the White House. Since there wasn't much new or interesting that happened on camera last week I don't have a film for you, but I do have a special treat for you from the vault: a ...read more

By Abrahm Lustgarten: Two years after a series of gambles and ill-advised decisions on a BP drilling project led to the largest accidental oil spill in United States history and the death of 11 workers on the Deepwater Horizon oil rig, no one has been held accountable. Sure, ...read more