I believe that there are folks; elected and nonelected officials in Texas who think that Obama's presidency is God punishing us. I’m surprised that Governor Perry didn’t take a shot at President Obama and his administration over the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico whom is now back tracking their plans for expanding drill off shore. Mr. Perry recently gave his two cents on the Gulf oil spill yesterday, Monday, letting reporters know that he had "full confidence" in B.P., abbreviated for British Petroleum. He suggested the blowout that led to the spill was "an act of God." “I have full confidence that BP is doing everything they can” to get the well under control, Perry said. Asked about BP's handling of a 2005 explosion at its Texas City refinery that killed 15 people — and that is still the subject of litigation — Perry praised BP's record since. "They’ve got a bull's eye on their back," said Perry, who made no mention of another BP-related environmental disaster, the leakage of crude beginning in November from an oil pipeline owned by BP in Alaska.
Perry predicted that the Gulf spill would have no impact on the Texas Coast. Now Governor Perry repeatedly suggested that the spill was “an act of God” that he hoped would not lead to a “knee jerk” reaction against offshore drilling. “I have concerns about the public being misled,” he said, of calls to stop new or existing offshore drilling. Asked if he had any reason to describe the spill as “an act of God,” Perry said at the impromptu press conference that the spill's cause still has to be investigated. “I suspect there was a mechanical failure somewhere,” Perry said.
Governor Perry, who as a Gulf Coast governor has been on conference calls with top Obama Administration officials, declined to give the administration a grade on its handling of the spill. “This is a long way from being over with,” he said. However, he added, “There has been a good flow of information.”
I have observed that the Governor has most recently made his political reputation on his anti-Washington rhetoric but Monday he said, “I’m not an anti-government guy. I just want government to work” and I believe him. I believe that the governor see the bigger picture in all of this.
http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/05/03/1611091/despite-oil-spill-texass-perry.html#ixzz0n08RNYiL
Perry predicted that the Gulf spill would have no impact on the Texas Coast. Now Governor Perry repeatedly suggested that the spill was “an act of God” that he hoped would not lead to a “knee jerk” reaction against offshore drilling. “I have concerns about the public being misled,” he said, of calls to stop new or existing offshore drilling. Asked if he had any reason to describe the spill as “an act of God,” Perry said at the impromptu press conference that the spill's cause still has to be investigated. “I suspect there was a mechanical failure somewhere,” Perry said.
Governor Perry, who as a Gulf Coast governor has been on conference calls with top Obama Administration officials, declined to give the administration a grade on its handling of the spill. “This is a long way from being over with,” he said. However, he added, “There has been a good flow of information.”
I have observed that the Governor has most recently made his political reputation on his anti-Washington rhetoric but Monday he said, “I’m not an anti-government guy. I just want government to work” and I believe him. I believe that the governor see the bigger picture in all of this.
http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/05/03/1611091/despite-oil-spill-texass-perry.html#ixzz0n08RNYiL
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