Obama urges tourism to aid Gulf economy post-spill

[Forkboy]

Barack Obama says the Gulf environment will be restored "no matter how long it takes"

President Obama has urged Americans to "come on down and visit" Florida to help revive the economy stricken by the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.

Mr Obama said oil was no longer flowing into the Gulf but "our job is not finished and we are not going anywhere until it is."

The president is visiting Florida with his wife and elder daughter.

On Friday, US incident commander Adm Thad Allen said work would continue to seal the leaking well for good.

The president paid tribute to the US Coast Guard and others who had "toiled day and night" to plug the leak.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-10976896

[Bitwit1234]

1. So that would help those states BUT

what are we going to do to help the manufacturing North East. You know where the previous administration allowed all those companies to send their jobs to India, Mexico and other parts. No body says anything about all those people out of a job. Every time I think about stuff like that I just want to walk up to the nearest republican politician and punch them in the nose. Course at my age I probably wouldn't have to much force behind.

[sandnsea]

2. Thanks for the post

I appreciate that it isn't a gnarled up hit piece like a few others I've seen today.