Robert Gibbs: Oil crisis “solved by plugging hole & responding to damage done, not by method acting”
Wednesday, June 2, 2010 at 4:24 PM
Jake Tapper has a good quote from Robert Gibbs:
“If the president thought that yelling at the top of his lungs would solve this crisis, he would stand on top of the White House and do that. But he believes this crisis will be solved by plugging the hole and responding to the damage done, not by method acting.”
He was responding to the criticism of President Obama’s coolness in the face of the gigantic oil volcano crisis. There have been numerous calls for him to be more emotional, which of course, would be gratifying, because we could all relate to that so easily. It’s reassuring somehow, and even cathartic, to see someone as unflappable as President Obama get all wee-wee’d up with us.
However, Gibbs is right. Taking action, getting something done, solving problems all take precedence over being Prez Emo. I believe he feels our pain, despite the fact that I wouldn’t mind seeing him reveal his feelings from time to time.
It’s more comforting to know that he can stay calm in the midst of a calamity while the rest of us are tearing our hair out. He deserves credit for that.
AI
