Obama administration plus BP block media access in Gulf

This goes against everything the government previously said about "uninhibited media access." Arresting media and fining them $40,000 is beyond crazy and not what we should expect in an open society. If the Bush administration did this everyone on the left would be screaming, rightly so. How is it that it's possible to embed the media in the military during invasions yet it's not possible to have open access on US soil?

It's increasingly frustrating that the Obama administration mirrors its policies on the Bush administration. Tell me again why we ought to vote for this? It's no wonder there is such an enormous enthusiasm gap when problems like this emerge. If we wanted Republican policies we'd simply vote for Republicans.