President Obama railed recently against critics of his administration’s handling of the BP crisis by arguing that the government has done all it could to get control of the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. But clearly the public doesn’t think so — recent polls show the spread of the oil stain across the Gulf of Mexico is also staining his presidency.
No one thinks Obama can fix the leak, but there appears to be a hunger for him to become the adult in charge and take action. Action is the essence of crisis leadership, and the main reason why I think Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal is one the few political leaders whose reputation is gaining in this mounting mess.
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Author: Sean Silverthorne
