more power. and yet they fell back into sort of an old bureaucratic habit of not paying attention to the issues or doing so as an every day routine, and not as a serious issue. they have subpoena power. they can get information, demand information or put people in jail if they don't get it from the company, from the suppliers ordealers. they can hire consultants or experts, who ever they want. they can put out consumer alerts and ask the public to let them know if they have the problem. they have enormous authority and they did not do the job. they were not the cop on the corporate beat. i think it had to do with the philosophy of the bush administration at least in part where they did not issue safety standards and do much enforcement. >> the public was definitely failed. you mention the secretary of transportation, ray lahood.