April 27: Rep. Henry Waxman (D-CA), chair of the Energy and Commerce committee, writes a letter (.pdf) to the chairman of BP notifying him of an investigation into "what the companies knew about the risks of drilling at the site and the adequacy of the companies' response plans."
There is a difference between this, 9/11 and Katrina
9/11 required an inspirational moment to provide moral support for the nation, Bush did that when he went to the ruins, a good thing
Katrina, being a massive incident with peoples lives at stake should have had more then just a fly by
The BP spill is on going incident a chronic illness rather then an acute one.
When the first few days the reports were that it would be fixed in day or so, and that the oil will be contained, there would have been no need to panic.
The best and only thing Obama can do is state that the people negatively effected by this oil spill will be compenstated and that BP will be doing the compensation
It's no longer possible for me to take your posts seriously.Naturally assuming BP is to blame, at the moment there is some doubt whether BP are solely to blame.
Haliburton has been mentioned.
So the great Messiah blames the first name that comes to mind, whereas a more reasoned person might decide that after the mess has been cleaned up (as much as is possible) an inquiry would decide just who is to blame.
It's no longer possible for me to take your posts seriously.
Does Obama have specialized "oil slick assessment" skills? Jesus Christ. This country is becoming ridiculous.
Hell! Where was the "support: for President Bush whe Katrina hit?? Oh but I forgot, he wasn't "your" guy so you spewed the vitriol to your heart's content!
While I agree that it would make me feel all warm and fuzzy to see Obama doing this, I have to say, I think there are definitely better ways for any President to spend his time. I certainly never criticized Bush for not, say, pitching in to help dig people out of the Twin Towers. I would have never dreamed of it.
There are only so many hours in a day. A person has got to prioritize. Presidents are persons. soooo....
I voted for him twice and consistently defended him at the time. In fact, I still don't blame him for Katrina. I blame the local, corrupt politicians and the governor of Louisiana.
Do you want to try again?
See what happens when you ASSume?
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