Instead Of Getting Help From Obama, The Gulf Gets Hype
Posted in ICYMI, Press Releases Posted by Administrator on Jun 17, 2010Alexandria Town Talk
Editorial
June 17, 2010
“To the dismay of oil-slicked Louisiana and the oil-threatened Gulf Coast, President Barack Obama chose philosophy over fighting when he addressed the nation Tuesday night…
Obama gave an 18-minute speech that said what he has said before: We must stop the flow, hold rig operator BP Plc accountable and fix the regulatory failures of previous administrations.
Given that this is all he has in his arsenal, he should have saved the nation the time and gone directly to the bottom of the TelePrompTer: ‘We pray for the people of the Gulf.’…
While on the Gulf Coast earlier this week, Obama told leaders of hard-hit Louisiana parishes that the displaced workers certainly are eligible to sign up for unemployment compensation.
That statement is stunningly gross, but it does something important.
It speaks to the distance between Obama’s agenda and his concern about the reality that is crippling the Gulf Coast: Like the devastation being done, the distance cannot be measured.”
