Katrina was local but Bush blamed. Gulf is Federal but Obama gets a pass.

****The contrast is extraordinary between what Bush actually did & what the media said as opposed to the Gulf disaster & how the media has allowed Obama to "skate" on his incompetence.****
http://tinyurl.com/2dpuvfx
A Tale of Two Disasters Bush was blamed for local failures after Katrina. Obama got a free ride for weeks as federal failures mounted during the Gulf spill. By PAUL H. RUBIN
...the Deepwater Horizon disaster and Katrina are mirror images... harm from Katrina was on state land—mainly Louisiana, but also Florida, Alabama and Mississippi. As a result, President George W. Bush and the federal government were limited in what they could do. ...Federal response was hindered because the law gave first authority to state and local authorities....The Deepwater Horizon oil spill is on federal offshore territory. The federal government has primary responsibility for handling the situation, while state and local governments remain limited in what they can do. For example, the Environmental Protection Agency has repeatedly changed its mind regarding the chemical dispersants that Louisiana is allowed to use. In the Florida Panhandle, Okaloosa County officials voted to disregard any restrictions from higher branches of government and allow its own emergency management team to do what it views as best, such as creating an underwater "air curtain" of bubbles to push oil to the surface, and using barges to block the oil once it rises. They believe that the federal government is undermining their efforts.As opposed to Katrina, state and local attempts to address the oil spill have been hindered by an ineffectual and chaotic federal response...****Obama has allowed federal bureaucracies to hinder each other and state efforts at cleanup.The Jones Act, the EPA and the Coast Guard have been especially damaging to the effort.**** Two days after Katrina's landfall, Mr. Bush suspended the Jones Act (which restricts the ability of non-American ships to work in U.S. waters)...In the current situation, President Barack Obama has not suspended the Jones Act. Many countries such as the Netherlands,...This is significantly delaying the cleanup. The Jones Act, which requires American crews, is a favorite of organized labor, a major supporter of Mr. Obama....The final difference is in the press handling of the two issues....Now Mr. Obama has much more power than did Mr. Bush, but the federal response is ineffective and often stands in the way of those in the best position to know what to do....