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According to the ''New York Times'' Obama "said several times during his [[Barack Hussein Obama 2008 Presidential campaign|presidential campaign]] that he supported expanded offshore drilling. He noted in his [[State of the Union]] address in January [2010] that weaning the country from imported oil would require “tough decisions about opening new offshore areas for oil and gas development.”<ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/31/science/earth/31energy.html Obama to Open Offshore Areas to Oil Drilling for First Time,] John M. Broder, ''[[New York Times]]'', March 30, 2010.</ref><ref>[http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2010/03/obama_clears_way_for_oil_drill.html Obama clears way for oil drilling off U.S. coasts], The Associated Press, March 31, 2010, Retrieved from nola.com 8 May 2010.</ref>
According to the ''New York Times'' Obama "said several times during his [[Barack Hussein Obama 2008 Presidential campaign|presidential campaign]] that he supported expanded offshore drilling. He noted in his [[State of the Union]] address in January [2010] that weaning the country from imported oil would require “tough decisions about opening new offshore areas for oil and gas development.”<ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/31/science/earth/31energy.html Obama to Open Offshore Areas to Oil Drilling for First Time,] John M. Broder, ''[[New York Times]]'', March 30, 2010.</ref><ref>[http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2010/03/obama_clears_way_for_oil_drill.html Obama clears way for oil drilling off U.S. coasts], The Associated Press, March 31, 2010, Retrieved from nola.com 8 May 2010.</ref>
== Deepwater Horizons ==
Nobel Laurette in Economics, Dr. [[Paul Krugman]],<ref>[http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/economics/laureates/2008/ Economics 2008.] Retrieved from Nobel.org 10 May 2010.</ref> who has been highly critical of Obama [[Obama administration corporate bailouts|economic policy]]<ref>[http://www.businessandmedia.org/articles/2009/20090331151429.aspx Krugman Garners Newsweek Cover for Left-Wing Criticism of [[Obamunism|Obamanomics,]] Julia A. Seymour, ''Business & Media Institute'', 3/31/09.</ref> wrote in his regular ''New York Times'' opinion column, ''Conscience of a Liberal,''
"The oil spill is Obama's fault."<ref>[http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/04/30/the-oil-spill-is-obamas-fault/?src=twt&twt=NytimesKrugman The Oil Spill Is Obama’s Fault,] Paul Krugman, ''New York Times '' Op-Ed, April 30, 2010,</ref>
==Environmental disaster ==
==Environmental disaster ==
==Liberal Reaction==
==Liberal Reaction==
===Obama Reaction===
===Obama Reaction===
During his time in the Senate and while running for president, [[Obama]] received a total of $77,051 from [[BP]] and is the top recipient of BP PAC and individual money over the past 20 years, according to financial disclosure records.
During his time in the Senate and while running for president, [[Obama]] received a total of $77,051 from [[British Petroleum]] (BP) and is the top recipient of BP Political Action Committee and individual money over the past 20 years, according to financial disclosure records.
<ref>[http://rawstory.com/rs/2010/0505/obama-biggest-recipient-bp-political-action-money-20-years Obama is biggest recipient of BP’s political action cash in the last 20 years] John Byrne, 5 May 2010. Retrieved from rawstory.com 9 May 2010.</ref>
<ref>[http://rawstory.com/rs/2010/0505/obama-biggest-recipient-bp-political-action-money-20-years Obama is biggest recipient of BP’s political action cash in the last 20 years] John Byrne, 5 May 2010. Retrieved from rawstory.com 9 May 2010.</ref>
Likewise, the [[Center for Responsive Politics]] noted "the “top recipient of BP-related donations during the 2008 cycle was President Barack Obama himself, who collected $71,000.” <ref>[http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2010/05/white-house-idea-that-bp-given-special-exemption-because-of-campaign-cash-to-obama-silly-and-ridiculous.html?cid=6a00d8341c4df253ef0134807669a3970c]</ref>. Obama, via the [[Department of the Interior]]’s [[Minerals Management Service]] granted BP’s lease at [[Deepwater Horizon]] a “categorical exclusion” from a detailed environmental impact analysis under the [[National Environmental Policy Act]]. <ref>[http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2010/05/white-house-idea-that-bp-given-special-exemption-because-of-campaign-cash-to-obama-silly-and-ridiculous.html?cid=6a00d8341c4df253ef0134807669a3970c]</ref>.
Likewise, the [[Center for Responsive Politics]] noted "the “top recipient of BP-related donations during the 2008 cycle was President Barack Obama himself, who collected $71,000.” <ref>[http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2010/05/white-house-idea-that-bp-given-special-exemption-because-of-campaign-cash-to-obama-silly-and-ridiculous.html?cid=6a00d8341c4df253ef0134807669a3970c]</ref> Obama, via the [[Department of the Interior]]’s [[Minerals Management Service]] granted BP’s lease at [[Deepwater Horizon]] a “categorical exclusion” from a detailed environmental impact analysis under the [[National Environmental Policy Act]].<ref>[http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2010/05/white-house-idea-that-bp-given-special-exemption-because-of-campaign-cash-to-obama-silly-and-ridiculous.html?cid=6a00d8341c4df253ef0134807669a3970c]</ref>.
==Other Liberal Reaction==
==Other Liberal Reaction==