I am not going to make excuses about trolls because you already know about those. They are on tech sites arguing against climate change and political sites shilling for their masters.
But this country needs leaders. And we need them now. The wars, unemployment, the deficit, Wall Street, the Fed and of course the Gulf are complex problems that need leadership to reach solutions now. There are more but I wanted to just inject some context.
There is an extreme frustration over the ineffectiveness of the government in solving the gulf oil leak. It is understandable and the level of emotion has blinded many. That is where your job comes in. Your analysis that focuses the country's attention on what should and can be done is critical. We do not need our President to be mad, emote more, emote less or show up more. We need him to be effective, but effective at what?
The citizens most affected by the spill will tell you immediately what they want; stop the leak and clean up the oil.
But President Obama cannot stop the leak.
More after the fold if you are willing.
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