My dad, a business owner for more than 20 years, once told me that “when a customer has a problem or an order is incorrect, the problem is fixed right then and there, no questions asked.” I, along with most Americans, wish this were the case for the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

So far, the Obama administration has truly failed to show Americans that it cares about containing the oil spill. After the 62nd day of oil spilling out of the gulf at an estimated 1.3 million gallons daily, nothing notable has been done.

The administration keeps telling us that they have had a hand on controlling the oil spill. This is absurd, considering the fact that the administration took weeks to respond to the crisis. The president did in fact visit the affected area on numerous occasions. Besides observing and consoling local residents, his administration pointed fingers and blamed everything on BP.

Both the president and BP CEO Tony Hayward must take responsibility for this crisis. Placing blame and the added pressure of lawsuits on BP is not a practical solution for solving this problem. Economist Thomas Sowell articulately wrote that, “a lawsuit is not going to stop the oil, and creating a distraction can only make people at BP start directing their attention to covering themselves, instead of covering the oil well.”

A Florida company invented a device called the voraxial separator, which separates large quantities of oily water. That is this machine’s sole purpose, and a hopeful contribution for ending this disaster. This company contacted the Obama administration from the first few days of the oil spill, ready to help out. To this day, they have received no response.

In the meantime, Obama went to an MLB baseball game, and played a round of golf the following day, while Tony Hayward is in England attending a yacht race at the expense of more wildlife and American jobs and lost income. As the president of our country, its citizens expect you to display responsibility and leadership through good times and bad.

Remember, we put Obama in office. We are his bosses. I urge you to visit www.congress.org and contact your senators and representatives about pressuring Obama to do his job. It’s one step in the right direction.