what does carville want the government to do?tise to cap it. >> bp is not part of the government. >> bp has more expertise than the government does. right? i mean, isn't that the problem? >> the fact is they said they had a plan when they got the permit. we have people in government, in this administration as well as the previous administration, in that same division of the interior department, you have a cabinet secretary very well regarded. he came in. he didn't say to himself, to his team, you've had people who go to jail in this division of the interior department who are permitting oil drills offshore. we're about to recommend to the president more offshore drilling, which everyone had agreed is a necessary part of a medium-range solution. why didn't they first say let's take this division and shake it out and find out what is going on in there? what is the relationship between these oil companies and the people giving them the permits? they said they had a plan. what is so shocking, i think, to people is that the best scien

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cokie, you heard james carville and chris matthews ber rating president obama in the clip.the obama administration is doing a good justify job with this --? no. i think it's clear. the oil is gushing. we're being lied to about how much oil is gushing. and the administration authorities came out that first week and said, the worst case scenario is that it keeps up until we get the second well drilled. the worst case snacenario is no worse. they have named a commission. when you don't have anything else to do, you have a commission. >> how are you going to stop it? if they could stop it, they would. if the administration could stop it, they would stop it. at the moment, you can't stop it. three times in the last ten years, the minerals management service -- they warned them offshore, you have to have something in a backup for the blowout prevernts. it never happened. it was the regulation, they said it should happen. they didn't regulate. they let the companies do what they wanted. >> and congress passed law that has a $75 million liability to these oil companies. it's not a

cokie, you heard james carville the democratic strategist, and chris matthews berating president obama. do you think the obama administration is doing a good enough job with this -- >> no. i think it's clear. the oil is gushing. we're being lied to about how much oil is gushing. and the administration authorities came out that first week and said, the worst case scenario is that it keeps up until we get the second well drilled. the worst case scenario is now even worse than that. the administration has now named a commission. when you don't have anything else to do, you have a commission. that's not going to stop the oil. >> how are you going to stop it? if they could stop it, they would. if the administration could stop it, they would stop it. look at the two of you just going to beat up on them. at the moment, you can't stop it. three times in the last ten years, the minerals management service -- >> the regulator in charge of making sure this kind of thing doesn't happen. >> they worned the people offshore you have to have something in a backup for the blowout preventers. it never h

the son, of course, of the late robert f kennedy, nephew of the late senator ed kennedy and james carvillenior political contributor and democratic strategist. james is with us from new orleans, robert from vancouver. bp, the oil company, says that while bp is responsible for dealing with the oil gush nothing the gulf and for cleaning it up it is not responsible for the accident. they note the rig which explode and sank was run by transoaks and it was their people and their processes. do you agree, robert? bobby, you agree? >> it is unclear now who's responsible for the spill. there are actually liability issues that are involved that are -- that are really critical, i think, ultimately to bp's claim because there's more limitations on liability if there's -- if it's transocean under the oil prevention act. the culprit that i think people are more focusing on today halyburton because haliburton poured the cement and the accident occurred as the cement filling of the casing was completed. now, if you look back over the past 15 years, half of the oil failure -- of the oil platform explosions

host: james carville met with reporters earlier in the week and had some words about where the presidentded to go. the president of looting to criticism. your reaction to what he said, the reaction it has had in louisiana? guest: my reaction is prejudice. he moved here from washington. he could have moved anywhere in the world. he and his wife have done everything to help this city, this state. he has the national platform to say what everyone was thinking. basically, he was saying the same thing politically. mr. president, this is an opportunity. you should be moving along the lines to show louisiana and the nation that the country can respond to catastrophes. forget louisiana on that one. america, subliminally, is becoming convinced they cannot handle major catastrophes. we agree with everything he says. host: so you think the country is ill-prepared for another katrina, another disaster down the road? guest: excuse me. i have 12 years of absolute proof. i listed 14 thing where the coast guard says this, the corps of engineers says this, the fda says this. it is the same thing that we