Obama Notes That ‘Six Months Ago,’ Few Really Wanted Him to ‘Spend Money in Case of a Catastrophic Oil Spill’
Put those pointing fingers down, Congress.
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The equivalent of one Exxon Valdez disaster occurred every eight to ten days.
Devastation that not even clumps of hair can absorb.
Media access to spill sites is being stifled by BP and even the government.
Plus, Stephen Colbert looks at another nineties rap-video conspiracy theory the president's flack might have to deal with this summer, on our regular late-night roundup.
Christmas tables will be fishless, ladies will be left unimpressed.
Obama would fire BP CEO Tony Hayward, but he won't yell at him.
"I was down there a month ago, before most of these talking heads were even paying attention to the Gulf."
Latest attempt has resulted in some progress.
CNN points out that the ocean was even worse off in 1991.
The cap is capturing only about 1,000 barrels of the 20,000 barrels the earth is ejecting each day.
This is a "significant step" forward, according to the Coast Guard.
Tony Hayward apologizes for being an insensitive ass.
"Federal officials are hoping film director James Cameron can help them come up with ideas on how to stop the disastrous oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico."