TX Gov Suggests Oil Spill Was ‘An Act Of God’

Gov. Rick Perry (R-TX)
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Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R) reportedly suggested in a news conference yesterday that the massive oil spill in the Gulf Coast was “an act of God that cannot be prevented.”

Here’s how Perry responded to a question on the Obama administration’s response to the spill, according to a Dallas Morning News report:

“From time to time, there are going to be things that occur that are acts of God that cannot be prevented,” Perry said. “So until we know that, to make a judgment on this administration or any further activity may be a bit premature.”

Perry’s staff, of course, tried to walk back that comment:

The governor’s staff says Perry was not insisting that an “act of God” caused the spill. (He later said that he suspects a “mechanical failure” is the cause.) Perry aides say that he was simply making the point that it is too early to blame BP PLC, which leased the rig that was drilling the well.

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