Obama and White House Moves To Distance themselves From BP
Last week, in closed door meetings with BP executives, Barack Obama and key members of his administration were assured that BP was on top of the oil leak disaster in the Gulf of Mexico and that their latest effort to stop the leak was almost a sure bet.
So with BP’s assurances tucked under his belt, Obama went before network cameras on Friday to do what he does best: claim a victory before it has even happened.
After weeks of playing golf and largely ignoring the oil leak, Obama declared, “the buck stops with me.” Obama took responsibility for the BP disaster, and he said his White House was “in charge” of the efforts to plug the leak in the crippled oil well that has already spewed 18 million gallons of crude oil into the Gulf.
The BP oil leak, which is entering its 43rd day, has overtaken 1989′s Exxon Valdez disaster as the biggest oil spill in U.S. history.
Just before jetting off to Chicago with his family to begin his Memorial Day weekend, Obama assured residents of Louisiana that he was calling all the shots and he forcefully pledged to “shut this down”.
That was on Friday (May 28) when Obama thought for sure that the leak would be plugged, and he would once again get credit for something he didn’t do.
“This is what I wake up to in the morning, and this is what I go to bed at night thinking about. The spill,” Obama said as he stood on a Louisiana beach that had been cleared of oil and tar balls by hundreds of volunteers who were bused in earlier that morning.
When Obama woke up on Sunday morning, he was told the sobering news that “the spill” would continue unrelentingly until August when a relief well can be drilled. “We have not been able to stop the flow,” a somber BP official told reporters.
Now that the oil has hit the fan, Obama wants to wash his hands of the BP mess before he’s covered in it.
According to the Washington Post, Obama has taken steps to distance himself from BP.
On Monday he dispatched Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. to the Gulf Coast to meet with federal and state prosecutors. Obama is pissed that BP didn’t come through on its promise to make him look good if he took ownership of “the spill.” There is talk now that Obama’s lawyers might launch a criminal investigation into BP’s handling of the environmental disaster.
If Obama opens up a criminal investigation into the BP debacle in the Gulf, will BP still finance his run for reelection in 2012 like they did in 2008?
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They can’t do anything until August? That’s another three months from now. Surely, there are engineers who can come up with something faster than this! I’m thinking of all the wildlife and marine animals that are affected. What a shame and sad situation!
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Can we get some gossip PLEASE and not Sandra’s personal opinons and LIES!!! I’m sure some gossip happened over the holiday.
President or not, I don’t feel he should have claimed full responsibility for this as if he’s CEO of BP. That was a bad move in my opinion.
SMH…you can turn a story, Sandy. I actually agree with some of the stuff you said. People are tired of the blame game, just fix the problem. Worry about why it started later. Thousands of animals are washing up on the shore, fisherman can’t catch a break and who knows what the long term affects of the spill will be…work smarter! There’s already a tropical storm developing below the Gulf…
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I hope their next attempt to stop the spill works or more heads are sure to roll. The head of the Minerals Management Service has already resigned over this disaster.
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Can we get some gossip PLEASE and not Sandra’s personal opinons and LIES!!! I’m sure some gossip happened over the holiday.
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Yes there is much more gossip. Fancy is filing for divorce and Ted Koppel’s only son died from a drinking binge.
Thanks Anna
It’s almost 10 am and Sandra hasn’t given us a new post. I might actually have to do some work today
Continue to post the truth on Obama Sandra. Do not be discouraged. Funny enough i just read on Nytimes:
“Blacks in Memphis Lose Decades of Economic Gain”
nytimes com/2010/05/31/business/economy/31memphis.html
Yes, REAL CHANGE, not HOPE
man folks in Louisiana might need to get right they having too many back to back disasters
Good morning militaryspouse and others! I hope everyone enjoyed the holiday weekend.
This whole thing is such as disaster…I hope they can come up with someone sooner than August. Thet better pull ALL their resources together and get this show on the road!
Still don’t know what else people expect him to do…
@lex…that’s exactly what my mom said. I definitely think there’s a lot of truth in it.
Let you tell it you have a narcissist down. How about sociopaths?