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Please forgive me for discussing politics in the "politics" room 
Yes you are correct - all of us Obama Derangement types expected him to deep dive on the rig and fix it himself on day one. We were sorely disappointed. |
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How about not showing up for 9 days? How about James Carville, one of the strongest Democratic pundit's, Calling him out on live television - screaming in desperation from the banks of the Mississippi on CNN "Where is the President???!!!"
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What could he have done down there himself? He specifically said he didn't want to physically go right away because he didn't want the presence of a big poobah president to "grind everything to a halt" while the secret service restricted access, checked for bombs, etc. while everyone else was frantically working. You know that's exactly what would have happened.
And why should he physically go there? It's not like seeing New Orleans after Katrina. He can stand on shore - this is well before oil hit the shores - he went there to look at that - and look out to the gulf and know there's a disaster out there. What would be the point of that?
He sent the appropriate departments on day one. He was getting reports constantly.
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Well, the president played golf while the entire gulf coast was in a panic.
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Dude - he did NOT ignore this disaster. C'mon. Be fair.