re: #29 shai_au

I know that it’s horrible for the environment and everything, but some of these pictures have been spectacular.
Anyway, is there anything that Obama could have done to manage this better? Calling it his “Katrina” implies that there was mismanagement on the part of the government, but is that actually the case?
It’s a serious question. I’d actually like to know. How much control does the US government have over these waters?

All drilling plans (and exceptions) have to be approved by MMS, part of the federal Dept of the Interior.

However, to say that Obama in any way had a hand in this is just idiotic.
Same idiocy used by those who blame Katrina on Bush.