This President has spent the last year and a half cleaning up giant piles of Elephant dung people. This oil spill is the latest and largest pile. Here's what I want to know. Why isn't Bobby Jindal doing more ? Why didn't David Vitter make sure the oil company had a backup plan before drilling ? Why doesn't Haley Barbour put more skimming boats in the water ? The elected officials below are responsible for oil in their water. They should fix this mess because they caused it. These governors and these sentaors wanted oil drilling in their water, they supported de-regulation of the oil companies, they did nothing to ensure safe drilling or backup systems and THEY should be held reponsible.
Here is the President tonight urging Governors to take action:
"I have authorized the deployment of over 17,000 National Guard members along the coast. These servicemen and women are ready to help stop the oil from coming ashore, clean beaches, train response workers, or even help with processing claims – and I urge the governors in the affected states to activate these troops as soon as possible."
