Hmmm. Obama Knew All Along How Bad the Oil Spill Was?

[PCincorrect]

Originally Posted by hawkeye2009

I really think that Barry has allowed this disaster to go on unchecked in order to create a scenario for-

1. elimination of US offshore drilling. Oddly, twenty other foriegn nations are drilling in the Gulf. Of course, they will be allowed to drill and spill as much as they want, as we have no jurisdiction over them. Obama wants to punish US oil companies, yet let other nations drill all they want and pollute at will.

The whole issue of no intervention was to put a political stake in the heart of the republican led cry from increased drilling. Sacrifice the gulf for a political point- great.

2. To establish increase control over US oil companies and to nationalize them, much in the same way that he has gained control of banking, autos, and healthcare. Remember the mantra of Obama's dems to never let the opportunity of a crisis pass.

This is a widely believed theory. If so then something went horribly wrong for Obama because he will not have any support for government control now. His lacking in action from "DAY ONE" has spun out of control and it is quite clear to many in the political world that Obama clearly needs to stay out of this area.

[HappyTexan]

Originally Posted by Wapasha

From your link

"Carol Browner, director of the White House Office of Energy and Climate Change Policy, told Obama at one of the earliest briefings in late April that the blowout would likely lead to an unprecedented environmental disaster, senior White House aides told The Daily Beast. Browner warned that capping a well at such depths had never been done before, and that they ought to expect an oil spill that would continue until a relief well was drilled in August, the aide said."

Obviously Browner is a republican hack, just trying to make 0bama look bad.

The USCG also had early estimates in that same ballpark with millions of gallons leaking per day.
The WH knew of this and both they and BP underreported estimates to the MSM.