If Bush Did It

In today's Jolt: The Obama Oil Spill Commission, Every Bit as Effective as Expected We might be at a turning point in the Gulf , but it feels like we’ve heard that before: “suddenly last Friday, [Thad] Allen announced that BP would install a tight-fitting containment cap that the administration thinks can stop within days all oil from leaking into the Gulf until the well is killed. Disaster response and environmental experts are divided over how harshly to critique the administration's initial response. More than 540 miles of coastline are oiled. About one-third of federal waters in the Gulf – 81,181 square miles – are closed to fishing. As much as 80 percent of the oil that has spilled might still be in the water or along the coast, if the government's high-range estimate of 60,000 barrels per day is accurate.” Well, how’s that… (groan) special commission working? Surely now that they’ve finally gotten around to their first meeting, they’re kicking you-know-what and taking names? The Wall Street Journal : “The presidential commission investigating the Gulf of Mexico oil spill spent the day hearing from representatives of the fishing and tourism industries, and generally steering away from questions about why the accident occurred. The seven-member panel, holding a hearing in New Orleans, also heard from BP North America senior vice president