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What i don't like from the president's administration is this sort of, 'i'll put my boot heel on the throat of bp.' i think that sounds really un-american in his criticism of business. and i think it's part of this sort of blame-game society in the sense that it's always got to be someone's fault instead of the fact that sometimes accidents happen.

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What I Don't Like From The President's

Rand Paul

What i don't like from the president's administration is this sort of, 'i'll put my boot heel on the throat of bp.' i think that sounds really un-american in his criticism of business. and i think it's part of this sort of blame-game society in the sense that it's always got to be someone's fault instead of the fact that sometimes accidents happen.

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