Reactions are coming in on President Barack Obamas speech on the oil spill in the Gulf and, not surprisingly, they are echoing party lines. Two congressmen from Florida provide an excellent example.
The American people, and especially those living along the Gulf Coast, are extremely frustrated with the lack of urgency by the Obama administration to respond to this disaster, said U.S. Rep. Connie Mack, a Republican. So am I.
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President Barack Obama announced he is appointing Michael Bromwich, formerly of the U.S. Justice Department, as head of the Minerals Management Agency, which he criticized for favoring deregulation of oil-drilling operations. Americans need to work together to develop and advance renewable energy and seek a move away from fossil fuels, he said, and he has worked since his presidential campaign to promote clean energy.
It's a transition he acknowledges as costly.
"There are some who believe we can't afford this right now," he said. "I say we can't afford not to change."
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President Barack Obama wants British Petroleum to set up a fund to repay the fishermen, shopkeepers, hotels and others impacted by the spill and put it in the hands of a third party to manage. He said he will go to the BP chairman to demand it tomorrow. His administration had been dropping hints about this earlier today, but this is his official confirmation, and a direct response to criticism of the federal response to the spill not being strong enough.
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Fresh from a trip to northwest Florida and other Gulf Coast areas, President Barack Obama is starting his historic Oval Office speech by telling us what we already know: A way of life is in peril; his trip has given him an understanding of the Gulf Coast, trying to cap the spill has tested the limits of human technology. Then, a promise ...
"We will fight the spill with everthing we've got for as long as it takes. We will make BP pay."
He also said he has authorized 17,000 National Guardsmen and has 30,000 federal workers in the Gulf.
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If you thought Americans were mad at politicians, check out what they're saying about the messengers.
A new Rasmussen poll found 66 percent of respondents describe themselves as at least "somewhat angry" at the media, including 33 percent who are "very angry."
Such numbers -- which rival Congress for the depth of disapproval -- are toxic for news organizations that depend on trust and credibility for their livelihood.
The Deepwater Horizon oil spill may be worse than expected.
Tuesday, scientists raised their estimate of daily leakage from 1.47 million to 2.42 million gallons a day, the Associated Press reports. Previous estimates had it at 2.1 million gallons daily.
Don't say I didn't warn you.
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Florida counties and cities in the path of the Gulf oil spill have not the slightest idea at this point how they could be impacted economically.
Emmy award-winning journalist Deborah Gianoulis, a fixture on Jacksonville television as an evening news anchor for almost 25 years, announced Tuesday that she was running as a Democrat against Sen. John Thrasher of Jacksonville, chairman of the Republican Party of Florida. Thrashers district stretches from Nassau County, through Jacksonville and Duval County, and includes parts of St. Johns and Flagler counties before ending in Volusia County.
Busy day for Sen. John Thrasher, R-Jacksonville, chairman of the Republican Party of Florida. Besides kicking off his campaign for re-election in Jacksonville at a fund-raiser with former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, Thrasher was also named Most Valuable Legislator by the Florida Chamber of Commerce -- but he also drew a major Democratic opponent.
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President Barack Obama defended his administrations efforts in response to the Gulf of Mexico oil spill during a visit to the Florida Panhandle Tuesday and said it will do whatever it takes as long it takes to put the region back to normal.
Obama also put in a plug for the region he saw this week, turning tourism pitchman to help out the businesses that have seen a drop off in visits.
