Barack Obama actually said...

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

Make no mistake: BP is operating at our direction.

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.

The Federal Government is also directing the effort to contain and clean up the damage from the spill, which is now the largest effort of it...