At that time we not only had a oil spill gushing out of control, we also had a political neophyte gushing out of control about what he was going to do. The oil spill was controlled, probably in just a timely manner as any emergency response could have contained that complex accident. What we didn’t need was the second gusher who proved as usual to not have the facts nor the experience to address the situation at hand. That individual, assuming he had the right to, was as effective and logical in his response as someone yelling Fire in a crowded theatre.
At that time we not only had a oil spill gushing out of control, we also had a political neophyte gushing out of control about what he was going to do. The oil spill was controlled, probably in just a timely manner as any emergency response could have contained that complex accident. What we didn’t need was the second gusher who proved as usual to not have the facts nor the experience to address the situation at hand. That individual, assuming he had the right to, was as effective and logical in his response as someone yelling Fire in a crowded theatre.