Posted on 05/26/2010 2:32:44 PM PDT by nickcarraway
As his administration comes under increasing criticism for its handling of the spreading environmental catastrophe in the Gulf of Mexico, President Obama will hold a White House news conference Thursday, his first since February, in an attempt to retake command of the message. He'll do so as the crisis reaches yet another moment of high risk, both in the Gulf and in Washington.
At the scene of the oil spill, the oil firm BP -- attempting the latest of inventive but thus far ineffective maneuvers to stop the gusher that has been spewing from the gulf floor for five weeks -- has begun to pour 50,000 barrels of dense mud into the well. The exercise, known as a "top kill," has effectively stopped other spills in the past but has never been tried at the mile-down depth of this one.
Meanwhile, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar is scheduled to deliver the results of a review demanded by Obama that gives an accounting of the federal government's policies with regard to energy exploration on the outer continental shelf, including whether there are adequate safeguards with respect to regulations and inspections. Obama is expected to announce a series of new policies in response.
The news conference will also come on the day before the president travels to the gulf to inspect the scene and also to send a message of engagement. With reporters having their first opportunity to put a full range of questions to Obama about the spill and his administration's handling of it, here are five that should be asked:
1. In explaining and defending your decision in March to open up additional offshore areas to drilling, you argued that improvements in technology have made drilling significantly less risk
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Hey Obama.. When are you going to return the nearly $1 MILLION BP gave to you during your campaign? Hmmm?
Obama thinks the oil spill is funny, he hates America and wants to destroy it.
There was a news conference in February? I must have missed that.
A news conference is when reporters are permitted to ask questions, and the President answers them.
I don’t think we’ve had one of those since July 2009.
There is too much diameter in the 18 inch casing coming out of the BOP. They should get a large ‘Jaws of Lifwe and squeeze it down. Then the mud and cement might work.
Marvin the Martian
It’s mighty cold one mile down.. I think squeezing it would just crack it.
“He was for it before he was against it.” He knew damn well this was going to happen when he first spoke.
Nahh it is 18 inch steel casing. I used to captain a supply boat delivering Casing, pipe, Mud, cement and Bayrite to drilling rigs. They need to reduce the diameter so the mud can seize.
Yes
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