Jun 13, 2010

Report: Environmentalists give Obama a pass on oil spill

As the public grows frustrated with Obama's oil spill response, environmental groups have remained quiet.

As the greatest environmental catastrophe in U.S. history has played out on Obama’s watch, the environmental movement has essentially given him a pass — all but refusing to unleash any vocal criticism against the president even as the public has grown more frustrated by Obama’s performance.

Instead of faulting Obama for his non-response to the disaster in the gulf, environmentalists are praising him!

About a dozen environmental groups took out a full page ad in the Washington Post Tuesday — not to fault Obama over the ecological catastrophe but to thank him for putting on hold an Alaska drilling project. “We deeply appreciate your decision. ...” the ad says to Obama.

The report goes on to say what would have happened if the oil spill would have been while George W. Bush was in the White House:

There’s little doubt that if a spill like the one in the Gulf took place on former President George W. Bush’s watch, environmental groups would have unleashed an unsparing fury on the Republican in the White House. For their liberal ally, Obama, they seem willing to hold their tongues.

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