Is the roar bigger than the bite? Future will tell.
Justly or unjustly, the Gulf Coast disaster is Mr. Obama’s Katrina. From the get-go, the administration’s involvement was lukewarm if not lackadaisical. It took BP’s estimates of the spill-flow for granted, along with their plans of damage control. It wasn’t until week three or four that Unified Command was formed under the supervision of the Coast Guard Admiral, Thad Allen, retired, but promptly recalled for the express purpose. And even then, BP was allowed to have the run of the day. Apart from the efforts at stopping the leakage, efforts at containment were equally anemic and uncoordinated. State and local agencies were kept out of the loop rather than being conscripted to join in an all-out effort. The SOS to other oil-producing nations and operators in the immediate area of the spill was equally feeble and lackadaisical. Likewise with the media, whose access to the disaster site, the story goes, was severely restricted.…
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26 - roger nowosielski
I'm referring to his yachting excursion, Alan. This should be clear from the context, not only of the comment thread but the article as well.
27 - Alan Kurtz
Roger, for a real-life Mouse That Roared, check out my latest BC article in Sci/Tech, Web Site Review: I Write Like. I mention you among several other BC writers, but you're the best. Enjoy the cheesecake!