Obama's Best Pal

Wed. May 5, from Reuters/Politico:

"BP and its employees have given more than $3.5 million to federal candidates over the past 20 years, with the largest chunk of their money going to Obama, according to the Center for Responsive Politics. Donations come from a mix of employees and the company's political action committees - $2.89 million flowed to campaigns from BP-related PACs and about $638,000 came from individuals. . . . During his time in the Senate and while running for president, Obama received a total of $77,051 from the oil giant and is the top recipient of BP PAC and individual money over the past 20 years, according to financial disclosure records."

You wouldn't "kick the ass" of your Best Pal, now would you, Obie? Naw, of course you wouldn't.

Jesse Jackson Jr. (D. Ill.) criticized the President's handling of the crisis and told him to ""Level with the American people," he said. "Turn the crisis into a cleanup and job-creation opportunity. Turn crisis into opportunity and stop the blame game."

more from Politico:

Sixty-nine percent of the 1,004 adults polled nationwide held a negative view of the federal government’s response to the massive spill; only 28 percent gave the government a positive rating.Two weeks after Katrina struck the Gulf Coast in August 2005, the same survey showed 62 percent of Americans held a negative view of the government’s response."