Obama Oil Spill Press Conference: Government In Charge Of Oil Disaster Response

[laughingliberal]

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama defensively and sometimes testily insisted on Thursday that his administration, not oil giant BP, was calling the shots in responding to the worst oil spill in the nation's history.

"I take responsibility. It is my job to make sure that everything is done to shut this down," Obama declared at a news conference in the East Room of the White House. The Gulf of Mexico oil spill dominated the hour-long session.

He called the spill, now in its sixth week, an "unprecedented disaster" and blasted a "scandalously close relationship" he said has persisted between Big Oil and government regulators.

Obama announced new steps to deal with the aftermath of the spill, including continuing a moratorium on drilling permits for six months. He also said he was suspending planned exploration drilling off the coasts of Alaska and Virginia and on 33 wells under way in the Gulf of Mexico. <snip>

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/05/27/obama-oil-spill-press-con_n_592149.html


Very happy to read this. Later in the article the ambiguous answers coming from Thad Allen were laid to rest. I heard what I wanted to hear. Now, hopefully, we will see what we need to see. Maybe we'll see an end to the arrogance BP has been displaying towards our government and our people.

[FrenchieCat]

1. President Barack Obama defensively and sometimes testily insisted ?

What Press conference was AP at? :shrug:

[laughingliberal]

4. I didn't see the presser so I'm guessing he was hammered about who is in charge.

The ambiguity of Thad Allen on that question has been maddening. Allen was leaving me with the impression he was under BP's command and I am glad the President squashed that. IMO, a little testiness would be in order at this point.

[Skidmore]

2. And so the "left" continues apace with

it's own bloodletting.

[laughingliberal]

3. delete wrong place