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Posted on Tuesday, June 1, 2010 by Coco Letterman 
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Well, it’s been nearly two weeks since we last visited, and in that time, let’s detail the tremendous successes the Obama administration has had in fixing the horrendous environmental disaster that is the Gulf Oil Spill in 2010:
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And that about covers it.
I was hoping that by now I’d have to come back and eat some serious crow because the Obama administration had jumped into the fray, fixed the problem, and was pushing the Gulf Coast well on its way to recovery.
Nope. He’s been all over the country and all over the world on Oil Force One – since Obama is the largest recipient of BP cash over the last 20 years, let’s just call it what it is – but apparently the compass has a really hard time finding the Southeastern United States.
The spill is still flowing, the government is still unable to coordinate a response, and all the while the people of the Gulf Coast are watching their lives drift away.
Watch Press Secretary Robert Gibbs, and you’ll see a man putting a band aid over a levee break trying to stem criticism of the guy who signs his checks. One week ago, it was revealed this man who championed the media when they were writing love stories about his employer now is privately chastising the media for their criticism of President Obama.
Now President Obama has taken to verbally abusing aides over the government’s ineptitude with the spill – all the while this past weekend he took some time to go on vacation. Keep me apprised via my Blackberry, boys – I’m headed to the Windy City. Hard working people so need to get away from the rigors of the job, you know. He’s only had one full month since his last vacation…also during the oil spill. Finally, after pressure last Tuesday, Obama finally decided to man up and head to the Gulf Coast. He was there on Friday. You know – getaway day on a holiday when America’s attention certainly wasn’t on the Friday evening news and pictures of our commander in chief finally visiting this environmental disaster zone appear for the public’s eye. You can’t fault him, though. The oil’s only been flowing into the ocean off America’s coast for a month. He worked in going to the site of the Gulf Coast’s worst manmade disaster in decades – perhaps ever – only 30 some-odd days after it started.
He could’ve come earlier in the week, but Obama had to fly west and stump for Barbara Boxer’s campaign. Plus, how would it have looked if he’d have gone to the Gulf Coast first before going to Senator Boxer’s fundraiser? She recently authored a letter asking for the Justice Department to investigate BP for allegedly made false statements to the feds, and Obama’s reading the letter while cashing BP checks. Surely she didn’t want him flying into California on Oil Force One with the stench of Gulf Coast oil all over him.
At least Obama’s EPA Director pulled back her political talons long enough to realize headlining a Democratic fundraiser in the wake of an environmental nightmare might not be wise.
The Gulf Coast wasn’t alone in being snubbed by the President. He didn’t even return to Washington in time to honor America’s fallen soldiers at Arlington National Cemetery on Monday. Instead, Vice President Joe Biden – the Democratic Dan Quayle – had the assignment of laying a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
This administration continues to abdicate responsibility and authority – including in the recent floods in Tennessee. The fine folks in Country Music’s Capital City, Nashville, pretty much are cleaning up on their own, devoid of any real help other than their own hard work and elbow grease.
President Obama does have his priorities. As he proved over the past week, however, Hard working Americans in need just aren’t one of them.
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Posts: 1
Reply #1 on : Wed June 02, 2010, 08:11:58