Obama and the BP Bull

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In politics, perception is everything. And the president's cool demeanor hasn't served him well in   the handling of this disastrous oil spill. Had he shown urgency and passion from the outset of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion, maybe we'd still be where we are five weeks out with BP still trying to plug the hole. Or, just maybe, a presidential fire under BP's britches would have hastened the gumming up of the gusher. Certainly, the spin from the oil company would have been more transparent and maybe we'd know exactly how much goo is in the Gulf.

Had Obama been visibly on top of it from the get-go, the American people, especially along the Gulf Coast, would have had more confidence in the president's resolve to solve the disaster. 
I would liked to have seen Obama camped out down here from day one, sleeves rolled up, barking orders, kickin' butts and taking names.

Now, finally, Obama has taken the bull by the horns. And with BP, that's a mighty hot mess of bull.