Clearing The Air: Obama's Response To The Spreading Oil Is The Issue, Not His Failure To 'Plug The Hole' (Barack Obama, boycott)

[AeroGuyDC]

Too many times on this forum it seems that there is confusion as to where the discontent over the oil spill comes from. Some poster's even feel that conservatives are bashing Obama just to simply bash him. This couldn't be further from the truth. The response to the oil spill should enrage us all.

So lets clear the air for those who continue to confuse the issue:

The issue is not Obama's failure to "plug the damn hole." The issue is Obama's failure to devote the full resources of the Federal Government, in a timely manner, to contain the oil before it reached the shores of our valuable coastline.

* Instead of crafting jokes at the White House Correspondent's Dinner;
* Instead of gabbing it up with Jay Leno;
* Instead of delaying a visit to the Gulf by 11 days;
* Instead of photo ops with sports teams;
* Instead of a couple of vacations and multiple rounds of golf;
* Instead of fundraisers and stumping for legislators

Instead of these things, NONE of which contributes to the immediate prosperity of the country, Barack Obama should have been protecting our coastlines.

THIS is the issue that American's have with Barack Obama and his leadership during this time of crisis. Not some partisan bickery construed to imply that he could actually plug the hole himself. Lets be clear about that.

[workingclasshero]

exacty correct


as I said in another post

you right, bp has failed so far in its efforts to cap the leak

and obama (his admin) has FAILed in doing the clean up and preventing the oil from comming ashore (his lane)

//www.city-data.com/forum/polit...l#post14526597

and

it was the government that was responsible

did the government do its job of regulating, based on the laws and rules that are already in place.......nope

did the government do its job, ensuring that the safety and security of the nation and its people were there.....nope

has the government done its job to clean up this catastropy that is effecting the entire nation......nope



its bp's job to stop the leak....its the GOVERNMENTS JOB to ensure the safety of the nation, to include the clean up of its enviroment


btw...our NAVY, has has the Technology to to fix it with their deep water subs (depths of 5300 feet )
//www.city-data.com/forum/polit...l#post14527522

and

maybe you should boycott the obama government....it is his government that FAILED this issue.....it is his government that gave that very rig an award this year......it is his government that has failed to stop this and clean it up.........48 days and nothing, but blame the other guy from obama


//www.city-data.com/forum/polit...l#post14523386

[Delta Planter]

Yup. Among other things, but, Yup, you right on the money.

[High_Plains_Retired]

It's not called confusion. It's called obfuscation.

[PCincorrect]

^^^^^^^^^^^I agree with the above^^^^^^^^


Also, I like to bash Obama just to bash him. I bash G.W. Bush too but Obama makes it too fun!

"Since Day one"
"plug the dam hole"
"kick some ass"

[HistorianDude]

Clearing the air:

The issue is that if Obama came out in favor of breathing more than a few of you would suffocate.

[AeroGuyDC]

Originally Posted by HistorianDude

Clearing the air:

The issue is that if Obama came out in favor of breathing more than a few of you would suffocate.

If the issues that Obama are being bashed over were trivial, then I may actually agree with you on this. But the issues that this nation faces are not trivial. And at this point in time, it's not just conservatives bashing the President. So while you may view this as another Obama BashFest, it's not. It's serious, and it affects us all.

[High_Plains_Retired]

Originally Posted by HistorianDude

Clearing the air:

The issue is that if Obama came out in favor of breathing more than a few of you would suffocate.

You are right. If Obama came out in favor of breathing air, it would take him a week to figure out how to dispense it from Washington.

[Pretzelogik]

Spot On dudes!

[murfles]

Originally Posted by AeroGuyDC

Too many times on this forum it seems that there is confusion as to where the discontent over the oil spill comes from. Some poster's even feel that conservatives are bashing Obama just to simply bash him. This couldn't be further from the truth. The response to the oil spill should enrage us all.

So lets clear the air for those who continue to confuse the issue:

The issue is not Obama's failure to "plug the damn hole." The issue is Obama's failure to devote the full resources of the Federal Government, in a timely manner, to contain the oil before it reached the shores of our valuable coastline.

* Instead of crafting jokes at the White House Correspondent's Dinner;
* Instead of gabbing it up with Jay Leno;
* Instead of delaying a visit to the Gulf by 11 days;
* Instead of photo ops with sports teams;
* Instead of a couple of vacations and multiple rounds of golf;
* Instead of fundraisers and stumping for legislators

Instead of these things, NONE of which contributes to the immediate prosperity of the country, Barack Obama should have been protecting our coastlines.

THIS is the issue that American's have with Barack Obama and his leadership during this time of crisis. Not some partisan bickery construed to imply that he could actually plug the hole himself. Lets be clear about that.

Very well said and very well NEEDED to be said. Any functional human being should know that he himself can't do anything about the actual leak, but he damn well can do something about protecting our shorelines. This entire thing enrages and depresses me at the same time. I can't even look at ANY pictures of oil covered animals without feeling like shedding a few tears for them. At the same time it enrages me to see the slick encroaching on the shores and wiping out livlihoods of people dependent on the Gulf waters for survival. More and more people will be effected by this and that scares the hell out of me. Thanks for the good post!