Bush Crisis Response 14 Times (and counting) Faster than Obama's

The Bush administration's crisis response was 14 times and counting faster than Obama's. No its not just your imagination, have a look at the timeline below, ALMOST beyond belief. Can you imagine the outcry from the lame stream media.

Un-like the Obama administration's claims regarding many other of their problems, the perception of a slow response to the Deepwater Horizon disaster is indeed certainly President Bush's fault.

The Bush response to waive the Jones Act and encourage international help, lets say 4 days.

August 29, 2005 Hurricane Katrina From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The storm weakened before making its second landfall as a Category 3 storm on the morning of Monday, August 29 in southeast Louisiana. Hurricane Katrina From Wikipedia

September 01, 2005 The JOURNAL of COMMERCE ONLINE BYLINE: R.G. Edmonson

WASHINGTON - President Bush has directed Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff to waive the Jones Act requirement for the domestic transportation of petroleum products by sea. U.S. to waive Jones Act for petroleum shipments.(Merchant Marine Act of 1920)

The Obama response not to waive the Jones Act and discourage international help like that of the Dutch on day 3, lets say 56 days and counting.

April 20, 2010 Deepwater Horizon From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

An explosion on the rig killed eleven crewmen. The resulting fire could not be extinguished and, on April 22, 2010, Deepwater Horizon sank, leaving its well gushing and causing the largest offshore oil spill in United States history. Deepwater Horizon From Wikipedia

June 16, 2010 Republicans ask President Obama to waive portions of the Jones Act

There are numerous reports that offers by foreign corporations or governments to send skimmer vessels to the Gulf have been refused as a result of concerns arising from the Jones Act, which, among other things, regulates the use of foreign-owned vessels between U.S. ports. However, your Administration has the authority to waive any bureaucratic barriers that may exist under the Jones Act.” LeMieux_Miller_(JonesActLetter) PDF

Bush Crisis Response 14 Times (and counting) Faster than Obama's. "Michael DeWayne Brown, you're doing a heck of a job,"

Senator George LeMieux Congressman Jeff Miller ask President Obama to waive portions of the Jones Act VIDEO

U.S. Senator George LeMieux (R-FL) and Congressman Jeff Miller (R-Chumuckla) today asked President Obama to waive portions of the Jones Act so as to allow more resources to take part in oil mitigation activities in the Gulf. The lawmakers also called on the president to press British Petroleum to expedite the payment of claims.

The letter states, in part:

“We remain concerned that inadequate resources are being dedicated to containing and removing oil from the Gulf before it reaches our fragile coastline.

“…there are numerous reports that offers by foreign corporations or governments to send skimmer vessels to the Gulf have been refused as a result of concerns arising from the Jones Act, which, among other things, regulates the use of foreign-owned vessels between U.S. ports. However, your Administration has the authority to waive any bureaucratic barriers that may exist under the Jones Act.”

LeMieux and Miller also called attention to the need for BP to expedite their claims process.

“In our conversations with local officials and impacted business-owners and families in the Panhandle of Florida, the issues are clear: BP must fix and enhance its claims process to better address the severe economic stress this spill has caused…”

Senator LeMieux and Congressman Miller will be among the principals meeting with President Obama in Pensacola on Tuesday, to discuss the status of the Gulf disaster and efforts to improve the ongoing operation.

BACKGROUND: The Jones Act provides a federal framework for maritime labor relations and contains provisions requiring ships working in U.S. waters to be U.S. built, owned and operated. Jones Act waivers are administrative decisions that allow the use of vessels and shipping situations that wouldn't normally be legal under the Merchant Marine Act of 1920. One recent example of a waiver of the act occurred in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.

Related Documents: LeMieux_Miller_(JonesActLetter) in PDF Format.