Alot of consevatives(and some dems) said that the POTUS should be hitting BP hard for this mess. And that he should be in control, and stop being in bed with BP! These are stupid allegations, in light of what happened this past week, I think it is safe to assume that the POTUS is NOT in bed with BP! The Media now wants him to tone down the rhetoric of BP! LOL!
Also, the British Media is going off on the POTUS for being so rude to BP! Not kidding! As such, David Cameron(British Pm) had to tell his country that he understands the anger from the Americans, over the oil spill! And, the POTUS had to touch base with him today to discuss the issue!
These are just a few items that the POTUS is harping on and what gets him really upset at the damn media!
Join me over the jump for discussion:
Here is an excerpt of Roger Simons article:
[President Barack Obama said Friday that some members of Congress are being hypocritical when it comes to blaming the White House for its handling of the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
In an interview with POLITICO, the president said: "I think it’s fair to say, if six months ago, before this spill had happened, I had gone up to Congress and I had said we need to crack down a lot harder on oil companies and we need to spend more money on technology to respond in case of a catastrophic spill, there are folks up there, who will not be named, who would have said this is classic, big-government overregulation and wasteful spending."]
Basically the POTUS is saying that whatever he does the other side will say the opposite, with very little tangible eveidence, if only to disagree with him!
The history of this is easy, the GOP is using the JOHN QUINCY ADAMS playbook of obstruct everything! YOU see, Mr. Adams only won(the Presidency) by offering a deal to Clay to be his Vice President(he was Speaker then), and that decided the disputed election(also, could be why the GOP is hitting obama hard on deal making)! Thus, Mr. Adams could not pass anything because Congress obstructed everything(emhasize Congress, as GOP did not exist back then). Mr. Adams wanted a road system, but it did not happen because of Congressional Obstruction, and he only managed one term as a result.
It seems the POTUS knows his history, as well, and is trying to get out in front of it. The constant push back of hypocrisy from the GOP is a good sign the POTUS is aware of what is happening. Also, Usually, it is the right who hits the media, but POTUS has been very open to slashing the media at every turn, for its biased and shoddy reporting.
Here is the article, (most of which will be found in sundays collumn with roger simon):
http://www.politico.com/...
Upadte x 1: Mayor Bloomberg(who screwed us on the terror trials) says go easy on BP! UGGGH!
http://www.politico.com/...