Things are a' changing. Even the New York Times is jumping ship on Obama's Katrina and pointing to the many failures of the (once) Chosen One's administration. Recall last week that Obama 'went angry' and entirely blamed the gulf oil spill disaster on BP, et al? It's not hardly so (NYT): Tensions between the Obama administration and the scientific community over the gulf oil spill are escalating, with prominent oceanographers accusing the government of failing to conduct an adequate scientific analysis of the damage and of allowing BP to obscure the spill’s true scope.
The scientists assert that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and other agencies have been slow to investigate the magnitude of the spill and the damage it is causing in the deep ocean. They are especially concerned about getting a better handle on problems that may be occurring from large plumes of oil droplets that appear to be spreading beneath the ocean surface.
The scientists point out that in the month since the Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded, the government has failed to make public a single test result on water from the deep ocean. And the scientists say the administration has been too reluctant to demand an accurate analysis of how many gallons of oil are flowing into the sea from the gushing oil well. The administration acknowledges that its scientific resources are stretched by the disaster, but contends that it is moving to get better information, including a more complete picture of the underwater plumes.
Stubborn facts, a ragingly incompetent Obama administration. Of course the gulf oil spill is Obama's Katrina, whether the lame stream press admits it or not.
