Posted on 05/28/2010 12:12:48 PM PDT by NormsRevenge
As he travels the Gulf Coast on Friday, President Obama is trying to reinforce the message he pushed during a White House news conference Thursday: that he and his administration are "fully engaged" in trying to fix, and clean up, the increasingly devastating oil spill. "I take responsibility," Obama said. "It is my job to make sure that everything is done to shut this down."
Obama needs to reinforce the message that he's accepting responsibility for the Gulf mess — especially since recent polls show that the public is increasingly dismayed over his handling of the catastrophe.
But stepping forward with a more prominent message of responsibility is also politically tricky, because the spill is a situation that neither he nor anybody in his administration seems able to really control. As Obama acknowledged Thursday, the government does not have the technology to take over BP's attempts to plug the underwater well. And it's BP that's in charge of the coastal cleanup.
Obama has argued that the government is in control because it is policing BP's attempts to fix the mess. But as he told reporters Thursday, the government largely relies on BP's word. "It's a legitimate concern," Obama admitted.
In making his second trip to the region, Obama could also be exposing himself to even greater political fallout, especially if BP can't get the spill stopped. No doubt a presidential photo-op can be helpful in pushing the main players in an emergency to get their acts together. But if these moves are ultimately meaningless in fixing a situation, it's damaging to the White House.
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Wow...he’s there, gesturing and kneeling.
It’s all good, problem solved.
LOL. Sand trap.
When’s the visit to Nashville ?
Tar Baby takes a trip to the beach!
POS Kenyan had to READ his lyin’ speak at the press meeting this morning...WTH is FLORIDA Gubnor Crist doing in LOUWEEZIANA??? Why not Miss Gov. Barbour?
KENYAN FILTH!!!
Is he making a CROSS like Clinton did? geesh...what aPHONY man.
Public was not allowed access!
No Jindal did I see at Bammy’s presser......guess Bobby was WORKING!
If we had a real president he would have ordered the EPA and all the other federal jokers to stand down, issue permits to the State of Louisiana and let them get to work. But this doofus is doing a photo op and heading off on another vacation. nice.
two little too late
The oil leak isn't important. It's the photo ops that count. Why, if it weren't for Crist being on the scene , the oil spill would be....uh....even worse (so make sure he gits yer vote).
where’s his mop?
Dey do look kinda da same now, don’t dey?
Texas tea?
Jindal should go for broke and send out some dozers with media in tow. He’s got nothing to lose and everything to gain.
I already saw a pic of him walking down a beach with the same look he had when he went to Hawaii to seal his birth cert records.
FAKE.... too much too little too late
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