"Obama is beyond livid at British Petroleum"

[Clio the Leo]

Obama is said to be beyond livid at British Petroleum and by his government's own inability to contain and mitigate what he realizes is an environmental catastrophe of near un-imaginable proportions. Says an official: "It gnaws at him." If you want to get as angry as POTUS, read this series of articles by Brentin Mock of TheLensNola. Problem is: there's really not much the administration can do, because its technical capacity is limited. The tragedy is that big. In the near term, expect more money and more people. Note: Rep. Henry Waxman hinted that MSNBC tonight that BP "may not survive" the combined financial/PR crisis that has resulted. ... The administration sent a letter to the Hill tonight asking for an oil spill supplemental, which would make more money available more quickly.

http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/10/05/the-night-beat-a-new-york-welcome-for-obama/56639

I'm fairly certain that a pissed off Barack Obama is something I'd rather not ever have to see.

Related, "Obama proposes larger oil cleanup fund, tax on oil companies"
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=433x297258