Two GIANT steps to stop the oil

[Scataphagos]

Quote from TGregg:

"... Step 1: He's mad. Not just mad, but really mad! Furious, even!

Step 2: He cancelled a trip! To not just one but two countries!

It REALLY pisses him off when big issues get in the way of his presidential play time...

 

[omegapoint]

Quote from Free Thinker:

i wonder. what would bush or mcbush have done differently? this is one of those things where the only cure was prevention through tougher regulation.

Probably water boarded the BP CEO.

 

[omegapoint]

Quote from Mnphats:

Its the failure of government "free thinker".


Edit: The SEC was told about Madoff in 1999.

But for who's benefit were regulations not being enforced ?
Certainly no monies fell to taxpayers as a result. Corporate
always finds the money landing in its lap. Why? Because they
plan it that way. Politicians are nothing but marionettes the strings of which are being pulled by lobbys and their power to
turn elections. You've got to take that next step down the trail of hunting for just who ultimately the crooks are.

 

[TGregg]

And now two more GIANT steps to stop the oil!

First, The One is taking names and kicking ASS!!! OH YEAH!!!1!

And now, an unheard of address from the Oval Office!!!!11!1! PLUS a walk in the SAND!!!1!!

Presidents reserve the Oval Office for rare televised addresses. When they take their place behind the desk, it's a time for solemnity and straight talk — often a moment of history. There is a sense of gravity. One man by himself before one television camera speaking to the nation.

Oval Office addresses typically aren't lengthy discourses like a State of the Union, but if a president has to go for broke, this is where he does it. Bush addressed the nation from the Oval on the evening of Sept. 11, 2001. Ronald Reagan spoke there after the space shuttle Challenger explosion. John F. Kennedy grimly explained the Cuban missile crisis. Richard Nixon announced his resignation.

Obama hasn't used it yet. Not even during the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression. Not to explain painfully high unemployment rates. Or bank and auto company bailouts. Not to speak of terrorism threats. Even when his health insurance plan was in peril, he did not speak from the Oval Office to rally support or explain to Americans why he considered it vital.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100615/ap_on_bi_ge/us_gulf_oil_spill_obama

Damn! Not only should this stop the leak, it should suck most of the oil back in!!!!1!!

 

[TGregg]

And more:

"He's showing the country that he's putting the whole force of his presidency behind this crisis," said Paul Begala, a Democratic consultant and CNN analyst.

"As an old White House hand, I understand the power of this symbolism," added Begala, who was an adviser to President Clinton. "And believe me, it's intentional."

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ynews/ynews_pl2599

WOWOWOW!!!!!11!!!! The WHOLE FORCE OF HIS PRESIDENCY!!1!!!

We've reached a truly amazing, epic level of style over substance.