The Times—London (May 31)
While Americans once liked “No Drama Obama” and his cool, rational approach to handling disasters, feelings are changing. Now, Americans want superman. “A nation whose distrust of central government has reached a post-Civil War high” now wants “a huge and powerful government to jump in” and fix what is now America’s worst oil spill. Alas, neither Obama nor the government can plug the hole: “That job can only be done by BP.”
While Americans once liked “No Drama Obama” and his cool, rational approach to handling disasters, feelings are changing. Now, Americans want superman. “A nation whose distrust of central government has reached a post-Civil War high” now wants “a huge and powerful government to jump in.” Alas, neither Obama nor the government can plug the hole: “That job can only be done by BP.”
