Better late then never? President meets with Deepwater Horizon families

The families of victims of the Deepwater Horizon disaster overcame their grief and unhappiness with delayed government action to push for improved offshore safety regulations at a White House meeting Thursday.

10 of the 11 families met with President Obama in private meetings. While they were grateful that he made time to express his condolences, some members separately expressed disappointment that it took him nearly two months to do so. Some of them also criticized his decision to place a six-month moratorium on deepwater offshore drilling.

Weeks ago, we wondered here why the President did not display the same personal touch that he did in the West Virginia mining disaster.

Source: Houston Chronicle