Has the President declared the spill a national emergency? If not, what exactly is he waiting for? [View All]

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In October of last year, the President declared a national emergency in regards to the H1N1 "Swine Flu" outbreak.

On May 3rd, 2010, President Obama continued the state of national emergency in regards to the nation of Iran "Because the actions and policies of the Government of Iran continue to pose an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security, foreign policy, and economy of the United States..."

I may have missed declarations of a national emergency in regards to the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill.

Have there been any?

If not, does anyone else agree that what's getting on to be The Greatest Oil Pollution Fuckup Ever might be meekly suggested to have risen to a sufficient level of severity as the Swine Flu outbreak and...Iran?

:shrug:

Am I misunderstanding something?

PB