Everyone's a Critic But No One Can Stop the Oil Leak

Republicans have been running around all over the place saying the best government is a small government, that business handles everything better, yet now it's targeting the Obama administration, saying that it's not doing enough about the oil spill.

Republican Sen. David Vitter of Louisiana accuses democrats of creating "media events" instead of stopping the oil spill. I didn't know that a democrat could stop an oil spill.

What an arse. Politicians are so easy to read.

I don't think anyone understands the engineering behind the problem, except for BP, otherwise there would be a cap on the oil leaks because the leaking isn't making anyone look good. It will be a long-term nightmare for BP.

And since when did republicans care about oil spills? I've always heard that the economic benefits of offshore oil drilling outweigh the bad.

Scientists have been saying that BP needs to better measure how much oil is coming out before they can find a solution.

Everyone has got something to say but no one can figure out the answer. If Vitter wants to make himself useful, perhaps he should volunteer.
I think the Obama administration is doing everything it can. That may be naive, but Obama's administration actually cares about the environment. They probably jumped all over the spill because of the challenge it presented.

Steven Chu canceled his trip to China to continue to work on the solution. No one knows what's going on behind the scenes, who's offering ideas and how they're being accepted.

Because BP is a business, and they're responsible for the spill, and the Obama administration expects BP to pay for the oil spill clean up and for its economic consequences, it also seems that, legally, BP has to lead the effort.

Visit the Deepwater Horizon response site here. The latest:

BP and federal scientists and engineers continue to prepare for the top kill operation, which is tentatively scheduled for Tuesday, May 25. From the command centers in Robert, La., and Houston, Texas, federal officials continue to review BP’s various procedures and contingencies for the top kill. Scientists from Sandia, Los Alamos and Livermore National Laboratories are examining the risks associate, and BP continues to evaluate options for lower toxicity dispersant and alternative supply chains.

Transocean is holding a no-press memorial for those who died on the rig May 25.

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The Meet the Press roundtable on the spill:

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