The former Gulf of Mexico

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Originally Posted by hoovesupsideyourhead

burp.. obama s in town to roll up his shirt and 'get around this thing'...lol
photo op..4 trips too the gulf coast..advance party ,airforce one, cost the taxpayers about 75 mill..nice

Good point - let's talk about Presidential travel expenses: Bush II spent 1/3 of his presidency on vacation: chilling back at his ranch in Texas or hanging out at Camp David. Traveled there via Airforce One, presidential helicopters, advance party, Secret Service. Talk about $$$$$$$$$$ to taxpayers.

The gulf is now a longstanding, forever environment disaster caused by gross private corporate negligence that will have decades of negative impact on the lives of millions of Americans (and Brits who have seen their pensions tank), and isn't under one bit of real control yet.

Today BP warned of extreme employee safety hazard (threat of explosion, loss of life) and massive topspill hazards regarding the methodology of ships gathering oil directly off the well cap pipeline. So extreme they want to have the employees abandon the ships.

I have no problem with the president going to Louisiana.