by A Siegel
To quote from a comment: the implication has nothing to do with the cause. the implication is that we are faced with an unexpected crisis that reveals a much ignored problem, and which can, if responded to the way it should be, change the nation and the world- for the better. The explosion of Deepwater Horizon over a month ago and the devastating man-caused volcano of oil spewing into the Gulf of Mexico are a massive unfolding disaster that merit national and, well, even global mobilization. While British Petroleum and other involved players have mobilized armies of lawyers, the fleet of vessels in the Gulf seem about as effective in response to the sea of oil as using a thimble to bail water from a sinking ship. When it comes to a chance to change the nation for the better, this is Obama's 9/11 and Katrina rolled into one. 9/11 was an opportunity to mobilize Americans to end our addiction to oil. Katrina was an opportunity to turn the nation toward a sustainable path forward as a model for America and the Globe. Obama has the opportunity to take action where George W Bush didn't ...
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