Two Democrats with close ties to the Clinton administration and to Hillary have recently called out the Obama administration for its ineptness on the BP oil spill.
First, Democratic strategist James Carville called the administration “naive” and said they are relying too much on BP. Carville has been joined now by Donna Brazile, another top Clinton strategist. In an article over at Huffingtonpost by Sam Stein, Brazille is quoted as saying that “one of the problems” she has with the Obama administration is “they are not tough enough.” Like Carville, Brazille says that Obama and his team are relying too much on BP and not being forceful.
Note too Brazille’s choice of words. Her “one thing” indicates she (and others who are liberal minded) are tired of the weak-kneed and weak acting Obama. Look at his pathetic record. He’s folded on real health care reform, he has tough talk for bankers but coddles them, and he has essentially done nothing to treat the unemployment situation. Now there is the BP disaster in which his toughest “action” is to call for a commission to look into the situation!
Interesting that two individuals with close ties to the Clintons, Donna Brazile and James Carville, have called out the Obama administration for its ineptness on the oil spill. If Paul Begala joins the choir, I think it might be an indicator that Hillary might be willing to challenge the blunderer Obama in 2012.
As for Robert Gibbs and his contention that the administration has acted swiftly on the oil disaster, he must be kidding. The White House didn’t convene a conference on the disaster until 2 days after it happened, Obama didn’t visit the Gulf until 11 days after the incident (compared to 4 with Bush and Katrina). The inept Salazar still has a job. Moreover, Katrina was not a man made event. The oil spill is on Obama. He’s the guy who on April 2nd told the world that oil rigs offshore were safe nowadays and that besides “oil spills don’t happen from rigs but from refineries”. He’s the guy who reversed a 27 year old ban on offshore drilling. He’s the guy who hired the environmentally challenged Ken Salazar and who has kept him in office. At least Bush fired Brownie. Salazar was criticized by environmentalists when Obama made the pick; they rightly pointed out the fact that he has long been in bed with special interests.
Obama should be primaried in 2012. I think a lot of Democrats, like myself, are sorry they chose the timid corporatist Obama over Hillary in 2008. We might get a chance to rethink that!
