The Big Question: What should Obama say Tuesday night?

Peter Navarro, professor of economics and public policy at U.C. Irvine, said:
He should explain why it is taking so long to cap the spill and what specific steps are being taken to ensure a cap will be soon in place. He should indicate that BP, along with Transocean and Halliburton, will pay the tab. He should apologize again for being slow on the uptake.

Justin Raimondo, editorial director of Antiwar.com, said:
What he should say, and what he will say, in his speech on the BP oil spill are so dissimilar that the distance can be measured only in light years.

What he should say: Congress is at fault, as much as BP, because it was America’s solons who limited BP’s liability. And, of course, there is the whole issue of “regulatory capture” – the very agencies that were supposed to be overseeing BP were in cahoots with the company. I’m shocked – shocked!

What he will say: BP is solely at fault, his administration is blameless, we need more government regulation – by the very same people in bed with BP – and the Government in In Control of the Situation.

John F. McManus, president of The John Birch Society, said:

Mr. Obama should announce that all restrictions on close-to-land, shallow-water offshore exploration and drilling are lifted.
 
He should do all in his power to lift restrictions on acquisition of known resources in Alaska’s northern coast, in ANWR, and in Rocky Mountain shale.
 
He should rein in and work to abolish the Department of Energy that is blocking America from becoming less dependent on foreign suppliers.
 
He should hold BP accountable for the mess in the Gulf of Mexico.
 
I expect that, of the above, he will only target BP. 
 
Also, he should NOT widen the ban on offshore drilling.