What's pitiful is he isn't even sincere in his claimis that he want's clean energy or for us to get off foreign oil. Either that or he just truly hates capitalism, which he claims he loves.
Simple solution. Have a government sponsored contest, ANY person or company which can show that it produces clean, reliable, efficient electricity wins $100M tax free. I GUARANTEE that if they did that we would have clean energy within 3 years. The government actively discourages clean energy development with its own policies contrary to whatever lip service Obama gives it.
Problem is that neither party gives a damn about clean energy. As long as big oil and their lobbyists keep the politicians rich and getting richer, we won't see clean energy and I'll be damned if I believe that money will be used for R & D of clean energy sources.
And Sangha is right, this spill has killed some jobs. The seafood industry in the gulf is taking big hits from what I hear. Not that I really care since I'm deathly allergic to seafood. This is going to hurt a lot of people on the gulf coast. Seafood and tourism are only small parts of the total picture.
However, taking back the tax breaks for oil producers is not going to hurt those oil producers. It is going to hurt the consumer, because it will be those of us that consume gasoline that will pay the bill. Not that the President cares... as long as he can point fingers at someone else... anyone else... he'll be happy.
Immie