The reason I am now bringing this up after almost two months of this being an issue is because recently some on the right have called this "Obama's Katrina." That comparison is obviously far off and isn't true. But there are some things the President needs to start doing to ensure he doesn't come close to holding the same title the former President rightly earned.
We know that an oil spill really can't be fixed by the President of the United States. But we do know who is responsible and I think the American people would like to see their President articulate that anger that Americans are feeling right now and also start taking a tougher stance against BP.
The 'No Drama Obama' title he has rightfully earned can go both ways. Sure it makes him look as though he has a steady hand through shaky times. But sometimes it makes him seem a little disconnected when Americans feel he should be knocking skulls together. This is a good moment for our President to show us that he is ticked off as well.
When it comes to policy, him and his administration should, in a way, hit the 'pause' button on drilling and make sure that this cannot happen anywhere else. Aside from that, they should make sure oil companies like BP have a plan in place so that when something like this does happen, we are prepared.
Finally, this damage and devastation down in the Gulf of Mexico should be cleaned up using the wallet of BP, no one else. And a law should be passed making sure that, no matter how high it is, the clean up cost should be left with the oil companies - period.
So we don't expect our President to fix this himself; he can't. But we do like to see a little emotion when a company like BP screws up this badly.
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