MMS Chicks gone wild

No wonder they were chanting "drill, baby, drill" at the RNC convention. In a scandal worthy of the tradition of Warren G. Harding, it seems the Minerals Management Service became all about sex, drugs and gifts for oil deals. The Interior Department's inspector general released a report showing misconduct over a period of four years. Earl E. Devaney described matters at the agency succinctly as “a culture of ethical failure.” Reports submitted to Congress show Big Oil firms providing MMS employees with alcohol-, cocaine- and marijuana-filled parties, along with other, less interesting outings. As the agency is one of the government's biggest cash cows, it's no wonder they're chanting "drill, baby, drill."