Anderson Cooper has very good coverage of the

[malaise]

oil leak.

[WillyT]

1. And Carville And Cooper Hinted At It...

This thing has the potential to become Obama's Katrina real fucking soon if they don't do something quick!

:shrug:

[RKP5637]

2. This is a very critical time now... something demonstrative really needs to

happen ASAP from Obama, I think particularly with the BP film out now and it's been about a month. The pipe they put down is like draining the ocean with a straw.

[malaise]

4. Obama should never trust these

criminal fuckers. Looks like they're finally waking up.
BP executives should be arrested.

[napi21]

5. Just what do you want Obama to do? It's the drillking co's that have

the knowledge & equipment to deal with this mess, if anyone does. The Feds don't! It looks to me like even the oil co's don't know what to do with it and are trying everything anyone comes up with.Blaming Obama for not fixing this mess is akin to you blaming ME for not curing cancer. Neither of us have to ability to perform the task you asked of us, nor do we know anyone who does.

[breadandwine]

6. Obama is a F*CKING energy wimp.

Just before the leak he endorsed offshore oil.

He embraced nuclear power.

For the record, all the best uranium ores are rapidly being used up. By 2050 only the less concentrated uranium ores will be left and extracting them will actually use up more fossil fuel than if you burned that fossil fuel directly, WITHOUT nuclear power.

Nuclear power is an energy dead end.

Anything to be a DLCer and middle of the road.

I have never seen a Democratic president move so GLACIALLY on a national crisis.

He's studying the problem. He's appointing a commission. That is politicalese for "I don't want to take sides so I'll pass the buck to a commission and blame THEM for any recommendations they make."

Obama is SLEEPWALKING through this crisis.

If Bobby Kennedy were president today he'd have the government pour through all relevant laws to find ways to do whatever had to be done, arrest people, send down federal marshals, seize assets, take over the emergency response himself personally, you name it.

Obama won't do anything like that because he has to move at a snail's pace and avoid offending the GOP.

[RKP5637]

10. No doubt this has significant influence. And is why we've got to get the

money out of campaign contributions, of course, the supreme court is of no help.
"BP's Oily Political Connections, From the Bush to Obama Era" http://www.huffingtonpost.com/nikolas-kozloff/bps-oily-political-connec_b_562059.html

[WillyT]

7. Um... What breadandwine Said !!!

:shrug:

[proud2BlibKansan]

11. What is it he is supposed to do?

[RKP5637]

3. Thanks for posting this is on now. Got it on now. n/t

[dgibby]

8. He's been doing a good job on this.

Last night's program was great! He nailed that BP buffoon to the barn door. It was a thing of beauty!

[Cetacea]

9. Yes!

AC: "Can you tell me why BP delayed the video for 23 days?'

Dudley: "No, I can't".