The left of the left can be so annoying and extreme sometimes. Oh wait...
What can the White House do? For starters:Lots more good suggestions in the link.
-- Set up a daily command center in Washington where a presidentially appointed leader runs the show, calls the shots, coordinates the overall effort, briefs the president and briefs the country
-- Have two deputies, one to direct the leak-stoppage and the other to direct the clean-up. Ex-CEOs and generals would be excellent candidates
-- Summon all the major oil and drilling companies to the White House for emergency efforts to get the hole plugged
-- Get BP out of the picture for clean-up; just send it the bill. If it is still needed for hole-plugging, okay, but ensure that it answers every day to directions from the government. If BP needs new internal leadership, figure out how to get that done
-- Employ the U.S. military for organizational coordination and where needed, for anything else such as clean-up
