For a change, let's bash something not Obama

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Originally Posted by hoovesupsideyourhead

lets just bash obamas worse than usual performance in the gulf. hes got not one clue about what to say or do. bp has run this show from the get go and obamas half assed attemps to act like it cares.the problem still is hes not a leader.

What's Obama supposed to do, exactly - yell louder?

Are you in favor of government takeover of private property in the event of a disaster?

The government doesn't have the equipment or expertise to handle this. The government doesn't drill for oil. BP does (supposedly does, and pretty obviously doesn't - not that I think they care one whit).

I don't know what you think the government was supposed to do differently - call in other oil company workers from other areas of the world, kick the BP head guys out, and use other oilmen to direct the fixes on equipment they were completely unfamiliar with?

The only thing I would have like to have seen was the government send in National Guard, gov. troops, etc. on the ground for cleanup more quickly. They still would have to obtain booms, etc from private companies. Boats from the locals.

What - exactly - would you have liked to see the government and Obama do differently? Exactly?