Captializing On Mistakes

Obama definitely has an optics problem on this oil spill.  Luckily for him, the Republicans are even worse and can't help themselves in a situation like this, and Obama keeps catching breaks like this.

Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) is emerging as a fierce critic of the Obama administration's proposed escrow fund to handle damage claims against BP.

The Minnesota Independent reports that Bachmann spoke Tuesday to the Heritage Foundation, and badmouthed the idea. "The president just called for creating a fund that would be administered by outsiders, which would be more of a redistribution-of-wealth fund," said Bachmann. "And now it appears like we'll be looking at one more gateway for more government control, more money to government."

Also, David Weigel reports that Bachmann also said: "They have to lift the liability cap. But if I was the head of BP, I would let the signal get out there -- 'We're not going to be chumps, and we're not going to be fleeced.' And they shouldn't be. They shouldn't have to be fleeced and make chumps to have to pay for perpetual unemployment and all the rest -- they've got to be legitimate claims."

Clinton felt your pain, Obama knows about your pain and is taking steps, Bachmanniac could give a damn about your pain and wants to make sure you're not gaming the system.  Every time Obama gets into a fair amount of trouble, Republicans like Bachmann so helpfully serve to remind America that the GOP alternative is always going to be far, far worse.

Just because Obama's got problems doesn't magically mean the Republicans have solutions.