Since I am taking the day off from work to have an extended Memorial Day weekend, I decided to offer my commentary about the largest oil spill in American history.

Like many Americans, I have been watching the coverage of the spill in the Gulf of Mexico. My heart goes out to the folks on the gulf coast who is suffering through this mess.

CNN has done the best job in covering it. MSNBC is closely behind. FOX, well you guys are pretty lame in your coverage.

I caught President Obama giving his first press conference in months yesterday. Yes, the teleprompter showed up. Sometimes I think the teleprompter knows more about the subject than the person reading it. For sure, it was the case yesterday when Obama talked about the oil spill because when the questions started, he looked like a deer caught in the headlights.

Obama was a “day late and a dollar short” in addressing this disaster. He saw the political danger of getting involved and politics won out. It probably took him over 30 days just to grasp the magnitude of the spill – but he could still do a fundraiser for his California friend.

This is Obama’s Katrina – make no doubt about it. As politics go in Washington, D.C., Continue reading →