re: #713 reine.de.tout

And the thing is - this sacrifice is not going to ensure the stability of the majority, not short-term, nor longer term.
It. Will. Not.

In politics it isn’t reality that matters, it is the perception of reality. The perception is that the country will be better off if no more wells are allowed to continue until safety measures are guaranteed. That perception includes the Gulf coast states as being better off in the long run.

Regulations should have been in place, and enforced, before deep water drilling was licensed. Unfortunately, that is not reality either.

Obama had little choice. He had to weigh the perceptions of non-Gulf coast citizens, the majority of the US, against the the perceptions of the Gulf coast citizens. Politicians, all politicians are ruled by political expediency.

Do what activists do, write letters, complain, protest the decision. Anything. Just don’t give up, and don’t let your husband give up.