Yes, according to Reuters, President Barack Obama will meet with the Chairman of British Petroleum on June 16th at the White House. It’s about time. The crisis in the Gulf of Mexico is a public-private problem and requires a coordinated response that marshals resources from both the private and public sectors. Bigwigs in government are always pushing interagency coordination and public-private partnerships. It’s times like these that those types of working relationships are required. The president should have met with the BP Chairman several weeks ago. It’s been clear for some time that the situation is not getting better. Better late than never, but I submit that leaders need to make timely decisions, especially during times of crisis, especially…
Posts Tagged ‘BP’
Thursday, June 10th, 2010 at 9:12pm
Obama to Meet BP Chairman (Finally)
Posted by Tom Skypek in American Politics, Current Events
Monday, June 7th, 2010 at 9:15pm
Obama Looking for “Ass to Kick” (His words, not mine)
Posted by Tom Skypek in American Politics, The American Presidency
Apparently, President Obama is really fired up over the oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico (now that he’s seen the latest polling data), and he’s telling all the mainstream media outlets about his anger. On the Today Show, Obama said, “I don’t sit around just talking to experts because this is a college seminar, we talk to these folks because they potentially have the best answers, so I know whose ass to kick.” Watch the video. If you look closely, you can see smoke coming out of his left ear. Oh, never mind, that’s actually just hot air.
