USA: Sandra Rose: "'Never Again': Obama & The BP Oil Spill"
The conservative blogger in metro Atlanta, Ga. opines: "Let’s face it: US president Barack Obama is not qualified to run this country. Obama has played golf several times and planned his 2nd vacation in the 6 weeks since the BP oil rig explosion. Along the way, he took a detour to the coast of Louisiana to inspect the oil damage only because of intense pressure from the media. For Obama life goes on, but life is at a standstill for the people in South Louisiana who rely heavily on the fishing and tourism industry."
He continues his commentary: "During his presidential campaign, Obama attacked George Bush for doing little to help the residents of post-Katrina New Orleans. Where are the Obama soundbites attacking his own administration for essentially doing nothing while 7 million barrels of crude oil leaks into the Gulf threatening the livelihood of millions? Don’t look for Obama to hold a press conference blasting BP any time soon. Did I mention that Obama was the largest recipient of campaign donations from BP? If you didn’t know how Obama would respond to a crisis when you voted for him, now you know."
Britain: Walaa Idris: "The Wise Remembers"
The Conservative Party activist in London opines: "Before his second visit to Louisiana today, President Obama angrily said; 'I was wrong in my belief that the oil companies had their act together when it came to worse case scenarios. Extraction is more expensive, and it is going to be inherently more risky, and so that’s part of the reason you never heard me say drill, baby drill.' Unfortunately in this particular situation [and I suspect that’s where the president’s frustration comes from] the federal government was never going to do more than BP (British Petroleum) because they neither have the capabilities nor the knowhow that BP has to deal with this situation!"
She continues her commentary: "For the president to clamp down on drilling because of this incident is shortsighted and very limited. If every time something goes wrong people stop in their tracks, mankind would not have sailed the seas and crossed the oceans, discovered America, or landed [o]n the [m]oon not to mention all the other wonderful medical and life saving discoveries. Catastrophes, natural and man made, have taught us more throughout the centuries than order did and the president will be wise to remember that."
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Obama & The BP Oil Spill: Bookerista Views
