This is silly. President Obama doesn’t know squat about capping underwater oil wells, and it won’t make a single gallon of difference whether he “assesses the efforts to stop the massive oil leak” today or a year from now. In fact, he’s more likely to run into somebody knowledgeable who can give him some crumb of useful advice on it at a fundraiser run by billionaire oil heirs, than sitting in the Oval Office listening to reports from government bureaucrats or wandering around the Gulf Coast in some orchestrated made-for-media-coverage show-and-tell tour (which I’m sure he’ll get around to doing very soon anyway).
As much as I hate Zero, thank you for expressing this, and they are my thoughts as well.
Exactly as my sentiments were after Katrina when the press were lambasting Bush for not visiting NOLA soon enough. Bush wasn't going to personally rebuild the levies or pump the water, so his presence wasn't going to make one bit of difference.
I agree. Obama should be under attack for not moving faster to help clean up the mess. Where is the equipment to help with the clean up? Why is the Army Corp of Engrs delaying building barriers to keep the oil out?
Obama’s role is a supporting role as janitor-in-chief. “Hey Obama - we have some oil we need you to clean up. So STFU, get out your broom and pail and get your ass moving.”