Barack Obama actually said...

Make no mistake: BP is operating at our direction.

What we are called upon to do now is to continue to live up to those values as a nation.

And so my job right now is just to make sure that everybody in the Gulf understands, this is what I wake up to in the morning. And this is w...

In case you're wondering who's responsible, I take responsibility. It is my job to make sure that everything is done to shut this down.