Maybe because it's not the President's job to micromanage the economy?
Ever heard of the law of unintended consequences. I guarantee that the actions you are whining about will have lot of those, and you won't like 'em one bit, but at least you'll have plenty more to whine about.
it was done after Katrina, its a no-brainer to do it now.
Its a hell of alot more substantive then asking americans to turn in gas station gougers to the FTC.
what are you worried about, the ethanol lobby is going to get upset that they can't get top dollar for their product? too damn bad.