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Home Front: Politix
Obama tells Britain no hard feelings over spill
2010-06-13
Ay-Pee:
The Obama administration walked a careful line Saturday: trying to show toughness with BP, but also reassuring Britons that the president holds no animosity toward their country and institutions. The strategy could be risky if Obama's political opponents use it to reinforce claims that he has been too gentle and diplomatic in dealing with the oil company.
After thinking about it with his "advisors" while being in hiding for a month, you'd think he could have done better than to start out by shooting from the hip. Again.
Posted by:gorb

#10  The Jones Act
Posted by: Bright Pebbles   2010-06-13 15:57  

#9  greased up nutria?

I Lol'd. I surely did
Posted by: Frank G   2010-06-13 14:05  

#8  Thank gawd we don't have otters. Still waiting for the first heart wrenching photo of a greased up nutria.

I humbling beeeeeseeeeech ghaia to forgive for smiting down fiddler crabs by the jillion when I was a yoot. Plywood, a weapon of massive destruction.

That'll teach you to wave that thing at me Clyde!
Posted by: Shipman   2010-06-13 13:48  

#7  But the Obama admin can't close off space. Google Earth Oil Spill.
Posted by: ed   2010-06-13 12:53  

#6  he has, however, imposed a no-fly zone over the area "for workers' safety". Uh huh. Nothing to do with not wanting photos of the spill extent in the news. No. Nothing like that.
Posted by: Frank G   2010-06-13 12:30  

#5  He still deflects the blame for his lack of leadership. Huckabee did a special on many ways to soak up the oil, as hundreds of excellent ideas have been put forth, but they have stymied all but one or two. Besides Costner's machines, another company oil separator has been accepted by BP for use, but all the other clean-up ideas haven't been approved by the EPA while dead birds and sea life continue to wash ashore.
Posted by: Lumpy Elmoluck5091   2010-06-13 10:54  

#4  "reassuring Britons that the president holds no additional animosity toward their country and institutions"

Accuracy is everything, donchaknow.
Posted by: Pappy   2010-06-13 10:00  

#3  Yes Virginia, he really is that fucking stupid.
Posted by: DarthVader   2010-06-13 09:28  

#2  Fast forward 2012: Obama to Iran- No hard feelings about dropping an A-bomb on Tel Aviv.
Posted by: Jack Salami   2010-06-13 09:00  

#1  If this were an American oil company responsible for the destruction of english fisheries and eco systems they would be all over our ass to fix it and pay for the cleanup.

Posted by: BrerRabbit   2010-06-13 08:35  

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