Obama: Crews 'making progress' against spill

[ProSense]

Source: MSNBC

KENNER, La. - On his third trip to the Gulf disaster, President Barack Obama said Friday he sees some progress in fighting the enormous oil spill but it's "way too early to be optimistic" about BP's latest control effort.

Aiming to demonstrate command and personal engagement on day 45 of the catastrophe, Obama criticized the British oil giant for spending money on advertising and paying dividends to shareholders in the midst of crisis.

"What I don't want to hear is when they're spending that kind of money on their shareholders that they're nickeling and diming" local businesses and workers, Obama said.

The president spoke after arriving at the New Orleans airport for his third inspection tour, and his second in eight days. Obama indicated he felt the frustration expressed by residents of the Gulf and the rest of the country.



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[truthisfreedom]

1. GObama!

This is a good move.

[Owl]

2. It's not an oil spill, it's an oil volcano.

[glowing]

3. I think that Pres. Obama is being lied to. He clearly doesn't understand that

they aren't doing everything needed.. He would be better off watching Rachel this week to understand what he needs to do, rather than listening to his advisors who don't want to take blame or lose a job.

[ProSense]

4. Actually, the President likely knows exactly what's going on.

I really don't think people understand the scope of the disaster. There is a huge area of the coastline impacted by this.

There are more than 20,000 people already involved in the effort, twice as many as the Exxon Valdez clean up at its peak. Still, all hands need to be on deck. The Governors have to step up and deploy the National Guard.