The Politics of Oil Spills

From the beginning of the gulf oil disaster, the Obama administration rather than mounting an all hands on deck response to the disaster he has instead attempted to leverage the event for political gain. the Obama team swung into full campaign mode and began full frontal assault on the oil companies and the former Bush administration. In the mean time thousands of gallons of crude continued to spew into the gulf and has begun to wash ashore on beaches and marshlands. In concert with the Obama's bleating Waxman and company have began marshal their forces to start the "Truth" hearings. It is very important that they divert blame from the Obama and his minions and place squarely on the shoulders of the Bush administration. Meanwhile, the oil continues to flow and BP is doing everything it can to stem the flow. States are pleading with the government to allow them to take action against the monstrous oil slick approaching their shores. In what can only be called a comedy of errors dozens of government agencies are tripping all over themselves claiming jurisdiction for this and that and at same time pointing fingers and passing blame whenever something goes wrong. This is the very definition of liberal-big government. Not even the Three Stooges could match the buffoonery of the Obama Administration.