So maybe, just maybe, the "left of the left" was right. No? It's a good thing the administration has been enthusiastic about distancing themselves from the left and burning bridges along the way. That's what bringing people together is all about. How is that GOP support going, by the way?
White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs says BP was not forthcoming about the possibility oil could leak faster as a result of the latest attempt to contain the Gulf spill.And, Attorney General Holder has opened a criminal investigation into the oil leak. The US wanted action and there you go. It only took over five weeks, unlimited barrels of petroleum, dead birds and dolphins, ruined businesses, sickened cleanup workers, lawsuits, countless lies and overwhelming negative polling to get action but there you have it. Better still, we didn't even have to worry about too much ugly criticism of the GOP policies that got us here in the first place because that would be much too partisan. The last thing we need is to destroy the spirit of bipartisan cooperation, since it's been working out so well for everyone.
White House Energy Adviser Carol Browner said over the weekend that cutting and capping the damaged oil riser could result in a temporary 20 percent increase in the flow, a figure Gibbs repeated Monday. BP has said it didn't expect a significant increase in flow from the cutting and capping plan.
