Federal Response to Gulf Oil Spill Is Worse Than for Katrina, Poll Says

Most of those affected by the oil spill are Whites, not Blacks so yes the response was slower. If this spill would have affected the Blacks of Louisiana, Obama would have been on it in 50 minutes not 50 days. And you can bet they would have found a way to cap that leak and started reimbursing Blacks in a few days. I am amazed no one has come up with that thought yet. Oh of course Whites are not considered a race so there could not be any racial discrimination. Only if it pertains to Blacks can anyone cry DISCRIMINATION!!!

BP caused the problem,and needs to be held accountable, but it has the best technology to stop the spill On the other hand the President and his administration should have coordinated the overall cleanup. It is ridiculous that all Obama has done is run around bashing BP and the oil continues to reach shore!! Why didn't the governmnet get tankers in the gulf and siphon oil from day 1!! or coordinate all the other ideas into a managable plan . It was easier to critize the oil cpmpanies and do nothing!! Obama and company made the Bush reaction to Katrina look great. Funny we had 20000 troops in Haiti in 2 days bu who were ordered to the gulf??

I am terribly confused. What does anyone expect Obama to do? He does not have the expertise to stop the oil and it seems that no one else does either. People are complsining but what should he have done or still should do? The Coast Guard was there the same day as the spill and Obama has asked anyone from anywhere who can help please come forward. Now instead of complaining how about letting us know what you think he could have done personally. Please have some facts behind what you say and not the same old Obama bsahing rhetoric.

thats absurd, to say that Obama's response to this was worse that bush's to Katrina is not only ridicoulous but reflects the incredible disconnect from reality by many Americans...if its even true and not right wing spin and misinformation.

Rightly so! GWB had no jurisdiction in Louisiana, and had to wait until the Gov/Nagin called them in for assistance. Quite the opposite with the oil spill. Obama has total jurisdiction in this instance, and he and his administration fiddled and diddled, while Rome burned. They continue to do so today. Perhaps this is one of those "crises of opportunity" that Rahm embraces.

Isn't this what I have been hearing that people want to reduce government and get government out of their lives. So you got it. Thank the GOP for making this happen. I am certainly glad Barak is listening to what the people want. (Oh except in emergencies? Oh except when big companies go a foul. Oh except, except.... You want small government, lower taxes, this is what you get. Be happy, smile. Vote Republican, they're for small government! The GOP is on your side small business, got that Louisiana fishermen! Got that gulf coast hotels! They're here to get government off your back. Thank them!

Truth is, we all become grouches when everything isn't going the way we want it to go. And, then there are the times when we'd, knowing full well the partisan nature of our being, and the only reason for staking such ridiculous claims as the above mentioned, is a refusal to admitting that we can be wrong (and most of the time are). Bad times change our opinion of everything. Just be glad we haven't been on the lower end of things as long as some have been for an entire lifetime. We so forget what's really important. Be thankful that things are as good as they are.

Bp screwed up, but at least they are the ones doing what they can to plug the well and clean the mess. The Obama administration also screwed up with failure to supervise, inspect and monitor, and enforce rules. Yet, they have done very little and very late.

This is not a Katrina , it's Chernobyl .

If Bush were still in office, he'd order deeper oil wells!