When, at summer's end, and just
before midterm Congressional elections, the costs to the taxpayer of responding to this leak are tabulated, and the financial losses of ruined tourism and boating and fishing industries along the Gulf coast are summarized, the figures may overwhelm any whining and complaining that might otherwise be heard from the the oil industry and equipment suppliers.
Both the White House and
congressional Republicans are desperate for a big legislative accomplishment
before attention turns to the
midterm elections next year, especially following the failure to repeal Obamacare.