As I see it the folks in Louisianna and surrounding areas are understandably very angry as any one would be who's livelyhood depends on fishing and seasonal tourism etc. If Obama attacks a big business fatcat empire like BP then so be it. All BP cares about is the profits they make at the end of the day no matter who they walk on.

Having lived in an area here in the UK where tourism and fishing is the main source of income I can appreciate how devastating a disaster like that would be. As in most seaside towns the work available in the winter is minimal and generally not paid terribly well so they can't afford to lose money earnt during the summer. I remember an oil tanker spill back in the late 60's early 70's and although nowhere near as bad as the BP spill it was still devastating enough for some of the seaside towns around the Solent including the Isle of Wight. Although people assume the inhabitants are middle-class and well heeled the other-side to the island shows something completely different (that's another story). The effect on the wildlife was tragic and it had quite an effect on summer tourism for the ordinary folk who need this to make a reasonable living.