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Is there any grade lower than F?
Seriously, he doesn't even see this as an environmental, economic, or ecological crisis. He sees this as a political spin. If he would actually address the problem instead of trying to figure out how to make a catastrophe serve him better in the polls, I wouldn't feel like putting a bullet into his head.
How hard would it have been to assign a brain trust comprised of great non-political minds focusing in engineering and physics? You could go to your random overpriced universities like Stanford and MIT and just organize a group of professors who could all get together in a think tank for a while and develop feasible and credible methods of cleaning this up. It's a hell of a lot better than just leaving it to BP, who looks like they got caught with their dicks in their hands. Then, when you fix the problem they caused and couldn't stop, you send the bill in the mail.
He's too busy getting photo-ops with random sports teams and intellectually circle-jerked by burnt-out liberal hippies who made music 50 years ago in Liverpool. That's one ostrich who seriously needs to get his head out of the sand.
Okay, you got it. What do you think he's doing to fix the problem?
Watch the video, take the poll.
BTW - Day 43 was the Paul McCartney concert award dedication.
:shrug: I think he is doing as good as anyone could expected to be under the circumstances. The man does not possess expertise in this issue and it is something that is best delegated to experts.
Looking at the poll (it wasn't up during my first post). I really think options 1 and 3 really equate to the same thing. The best thing he can possibly do is be partially engaged and delegate to experts.
Sorry, but with the way the answers are phrased, I find the poll to be inadequate and biased due to the assumption that him being directly involved is the best possible thing and results in him doing everything he could do.
megaprogman said:He has the government working with BP and is getting briefings. That is the best that can be done under the circumstances. I don't understand what else people could want. Its not like he is a patroleum engineer or roughneck or something.
Doesn't seem to be helping from my perspective. Having a bunch of random faceless VPs of a corporation shuffling a couple pieces of paper to a collection of Washington talking heads isn't getting a damn thing done.
As stated before by me and others from the thread, I'm not expecting him to slip on red boots and a cape to save the day. How about letting people who actually DO have some knowledge about the subject organize some things, or at least ponder some potential solutions instead of him coming down and glad-handing a few local yokels a month after the fact in an attempt to "appear" compassionate and concerned.
Some of you people were the same ones burning Bush at the stake for not inciting panic in a bunch of grade school kids by taking an extra 7 minutes to finish a book. He was criminally negligent for weeks and he's getting a free pass.
He's not being presidential. He's wanting to look presidential. Remember, this is his first term. He still has much to lose, and the way he's going he's just about lost it.
cmon now. The man does not possess expertise in running a bank, or an auto manufacturing business or health care. As president he should delegate! So far there is little evidence he has taken any steps in that direction. Even honest democrats are getting nervous, waiting for him to do something.
Doesn't seem to be helping from my perspective. Having a bunch of random faceless VPs of a corporation shuffling a couple pieces of paper to a collection of Washington talking heads isn't getting a damn thing done.
As stated before by me and others from the thread, I'm not expecting him to slip on red boots and a cape to save the day. How about letting people who actually DO have some knowledge about the subject organize some things, or at least ponder some potential solutions instead of him coming down and glad-handing a few local yokels a month after the fact in an attempt to "appear" compassionate and concerned.
Some of you people were the same ones burning Bush at the stake for not inciting panic in a bunch of grade school kids by taking an extra 7 minutes to finish a book. He was criminally negligent for weeks and he's getting a free pass.
He's not being presidential. He's wanting to look presidential. Remember, this is his first term. He still has much to lose, and the way he's going he's just about lost it.
Some of you people were the same ones burning Bush at the stake for not inciting panic in a bunch of grade school kids by taking an extra 7 minutes to finish a book. He was criminally negligent for weeks and he's getting a free pass.
Doesn't seem to be helping from my perspective. Having a bunch of random faceless VPs of a corporation shuffling a couple pieces of paper to a collection of Washington talking heads isn't getting a damn thing done.
As stated before by me and others from the thread, I'm not expecting him to slip on red boots and a cape to save the day. How about letting people who actually DO have some knowledge about the subject organize some things, or at least ponder some potential solutions instead of him coming down and glad-handing a few local yokels a month after the fact in an attempt to "appear" compassionate and concerned.
He's not being presidential. He's wanting to look presidential. Remember, this is his first term. He still has much to lose, and the way he's going he's just about lost it.
He's not doing much, but exactly what should he be doing that he isn't? I don't have a problem with how he's handled it.
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