[IamConservative]

I dislike Obama as much as anyone, but what can the federal government do? Does anyone work for the government that knows more about offshore drilling than BP? Personally, I think we need to stoke this fire and prove government is the problem, not the solution.

[Paladin2]

The gov'ts certainly know how to marshal forces to minimize the impart on the shoreline of oil headed that way. Let BP plug the hole.

Let the gov'ts get off their butts to protect the shoreline.

[muawiyah]

There's undoubtedly a GS 13, or maybe even a GS 14 somewhere in Department of Interior who knows exactly how this problem can be resolved.

Alas, the careerists standing on his shoulders really can't afford to allow him or her to be put to work on fixing things.

The appointees on top of those careerists have previously identified this young GS 13/14 as a quite useful person to use in the preparation of their next PowerPoint presentations, so they certainly don't want him or her being reassigned to something "new" else they'd be left speechless.

The Gulf Coast is doomed!

[cripplecreek]

I think we need to stoke this fire and prove government is the problem, not the solution.

Of course its the problem. The Obama administration has done nothing but block efforts to minimize this because he wants it to hurt as many, as badly and for as long as possible. Then Obama can portray himself as the savior and claim to be the only thing standing between BP and the pitchforks.

Its what community organizers do and we've seen Obama do this several times already.

[Louis Foxwell]

what can the federal government do?

Day one BP admitted that the Feds have the equipment to survey and deal with this crisis. Since then the Feds have insisted that the solution rests squarely in BP's hands.

We have the largest and most sophisticated navy in the world, capable of working at extreme depths with massive enterprises.

Obama's response has been to allow this crisis to worsen for his own political advantage. This tactic will blow up in his face.

I have been nisisting that this spill will not amount to a hill of beans. I did not consider the administration's conspiratorial interest in making it as bad as possible.

[Matchett-PI]

"I dislike Obama as much as anyone, but what can the federal government do?"

Take your time :)

BTTT

[panthermom]

Well, what compounds the problem is the fact that Obama does not HAVE ANYONE in any advisory positions who has any real life experience......all academics, they are great with “thinking” about stuff but not so good with applying any of this “expertise” in the real world.

IMHO, and I am not an expert, but I would have left BP to deal with the gusher itself and used local resources to prevent the oil getting to shore. Instead, there are literally hundreds of people waiting on decisions by the federal government before they can proceed.