Obama: Gov't in charge of oil disaster response

AP on Yahoo ^ | 5/27/10 | Jennifer Loven - ap

[NormsRevenge]

WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama moved aggressively to show his government is in charge of the Gulf oil spill on Thursday, calling the spill an "unprecedented disaster" and blasting a "scandalously close relationship" between oil companies and regulators.

"The American people should know that from the moment this disaster began, the federal government has been in charge of the response effort," Obama told a news conference. He was responding to criticism that his administration had been slow to act and had left BP in charge of plugging the leak.

Obama said many critics failed to realize "this has been our highest priority."

He conceded that "people are going to be frustrated until it stops."

Obama announced a series of new steps to deal with the aftermath of the spill, including continuing a moratorium on drilling permits for six months.

[pissant]

“The American people should know that from the moment this disaster began, the federal government has been in charge of the response effort,”

Explains the ineptness

[mlocher]

Now that "Top Kill" appears to be working,

President Barack Obama moved aggressively to show his government is in charge of the Gulf oil spill on Thursday

[Paladin2]

Sure, Zer0 said: “Plug the hole” the other day and suddenly BP changed course and decided that what they needed to do was to plug the hole.

[NoKoolAidforMe]

Glad he clarified that. For a while, I thought no one was in charge.

[Eddie01]

Yeah, not sure I would have mentioned that.

[GalaxieFiveHundred]

[norraad]

It appears documented to some extent by the local leaders in the area with their interaction w/D.C. devils.

[bgill]

Government in charge

Words to fear. This gives him a reason to now take over the oil industry.

[SueRae]

classic response.

Success has a thousand fathers...failure is a megslomaniac potus. Jimmy had 3 mile island and the industry has done a thing since then.....

[TheBattman]

BP figures out how to plug the spill, now that it looks like it will work, Obama wants to claim credit... What a turd.

[Spok]

“Now that “Top Kill” appears to be working,”

Unfortunately, BP’s success will probably mean a bump in the ‘bama’s poll numbers.

[MamaTexan]

and blasting a "scandalously close relationship" between oil companies and regulators.

How about the "scandalously close relationship" between oil companies and POLITICAINS, you scrawny sack of excrement??

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I have to admit Zero has made me feel something no other pResident has......PHYSICALLY ILL!

[tgusa]

Apparently not working so well .....

http://www.bp.com/liveassets/bp_internet/globalbp/globalbp_uk_english/homepage/STAGING/local_assets/bp_homepage/html/rov_stream.html

[roaddog727]

“...Obama moved aggressively to show his government is in charge...”

HIS? Oh REALLY?

[AutumnFire]

“The American people should know that from the moment this disaster began, the federal government has been in charge of the response effort,”

Explains the ineptness

bravo! lmao

[himno hero]

Something to fear....

Add this on top of his “soft Chavez or Obama light” economy take over.

[LibLieSlayer]

You are a ****ing liar kenyan.

LLS

[RogerQ]

In regard to the gulf coast, a Democrat president is just as bad as a Republican president.

[a real Sheila]

(sound of hand slapping forehead)

The man is BRILLIANT!
Wow, if he had not spoken and TOLD BP what they needed to do, they’d still be floundering around wondering where the heck all that funny looking brown stuff is coming from.

I cannot believe I DID NOT VOTE for that BRILLIANT MAN in 2008!