Edward Markey actually said...

It is time to hold these companies fully accountable for this spill.

That fine, obviously, does not even begin to approach the amount needed to be a deterrent against a repeat of this tragedy.

You want to persecute the agency that is asking for help, and then claim that you are persecuted because they are not moving more quickly.

I think that you have to give President Obama some credit for degree of credibility, and having the worst environmental disaster of all time...