should we do? i think it's going to have a significant impact on the mid terms. >> to say that it's obama's katrina, what do you say that to that? >> certainly that is on the mind of senior administration officials. they want to be very active. they have various agencies as molly was reporting, down there. they want to be as responsive as they can. i think it's too early for that. this is going to be very bad and prolonged story for the white house. they have to make sure they can do everything they can. this is bad news for them because they didn't act as swiftly as they could have. >> some are suggest the way to stave off problems is basically to federalize for the government to jump in quickly but. what is your reaction to that? >> the federal government still has significant authority. when this happens, certainly bp has to pick up the price tag, but the federal government as of