After 59 days, two vacations, a half dozen parties, concerts, a fundraiser he went to instead of the memorial service for the 11 dead rig workers, and several rounds of golf, Obama has finally ordered the military in to help deal with the oil spill.

It had even taken him 55 days even to accept help from the Netherlands, who had been straight on the phone when everything first went the Shape Of The Pear.

There were more important things in his diary….and the Republican National Committee (RNC) are finally getting their act together to point this out.

“Over the past 58 days since the Deepwater Horizon rig exploded tragically killing 11 workers, President Obama and his administration have dithered while the worst ecological disaster in American history has unfolded, wreaking environmental and economic havoc up and down the Gulf Coast. 


Leadership from this White House has been severely lacking. Since April 20th when this catastrophe began, President Obama has made the time to play six rounds of golf, take two vacations, attend two concerts, and go on cross-country fundraising junkets but not to pick up the phone and speak directly with the executives of BP. The Administration’s number one priority needs to be stopping this leak, cleaning up the damage, finding out what went wrong, and making sure nothing like this ever happens again. 


The American people are looking for Presidential leadership during this time of crisis, not executive finger pointing or backroom political power-plays seeking to force through yet another unpopular Democratic proposal that would only devastate the economy even further.” – RNC Chairman Michael Steele