On Day 57 of the Gulf of Mexico Oil Disaster: President Obama will finally meet with British Petroleum executives. It is expected the President will tell the company it must pick up the tab for the massive oil disaster.
In last night's Oval Office address, the President vowed to deploy all resources to fight the oil disaster and keep the pressure on BP. "We will fight this spill with everything we've got for as long it takes," Obama said after two consecutive days surveying the Gulf Coast, which is threatened by a massive oil spill that began April 20.
Was the speech "too little, too late"? Many critics say the President painted himself into a corner after reneging on his long-term opposition to offshore drilling. Keith Olbermann and Chris Matthews, longtime Obama cheerleaders at MSNBC, were even more incensed. "Where is the how in this speech when the nation is crying out for how?"
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I like that even ardent supporters are slamming him. How much louder do the cries for action need to be for him to grab things by the balls?!
It's been said, by Bill Maher first I think,..there needs to be a little more George Bush in Obama. Bush drove this country into the ground with a lead foot, filibuster threats or not. People want Obama to get things in motion, but everything feels like he's walking on eggshells!
I understand they are afraid of losing seats in elections by appearing too partisan, but trust me, no one complains about partisanship when they are employed, in good health, and making money. Not to mention the republicans aren't really interested in bipartisan solutions anyway. Just do it your way!
Posted by: Procrastination_Xtravaganza | 16 June 2010 at 10:51
@ Procrastination:
That's when you know there is a problem, when the former cheerleaders become upset. Olberman and MSNBC were like Obama fanzone.
I like Obama, voted for him and donated cash. But he has pissed everyone off trying to be too cute by half with Republicans. This drilling disaster is a perfect illustration. Instead of sticking to his promise and years of opposing drilling, he wanted to "reach out" to the GOP and piss off his base again. Then disaster strikes. If he hadn't flipped, he could have said "See! I always said drilling was unsafe." Now he's forced to look like powerless while BP pollutes the Gulf.
And what's with all that part in the speech about prayer? smh
Posted by: Former COGIC | 16 June 2010 at 11:06
DITTO!
thanks!
there is hope for obama tv, antoine, and blaine yet!!!
hobama's worthless speech kicked his own ass!!!
http://aliciabanks.vox.com/library/link/6a0123ddb39306860b0137a4bcd83d860c.html
Posted by: alicia banks | 17 June 2010 at 21:21