The popularity rating of US President Obama has already touched an all time low, like the European markets last month. The financial industry overhauling legislation and the ongoing high unemployment rate are expected to pull down his popularity further in the coming months.
As if these are not enough, the crude oil spill in Gulf of Mexico is only adding to Obama’s woes. He has been warning the British Petroleum company almost every day for the last 20 days, but with every passing day the problem seems to be only growing.
Now there are reports of a huge oil slick running into miles underneath the blast point, which is likely to reach the Gulf coast in the next few days. Also , the company is now sounding not so confident of plugging the leak even next week.
All these could only spell more trouble for Obama. If the European crisis goes out of hand, and US again gets into another bout of recession, that could be the last nail in the coffin for the political career of Obama.
Everything on every count, be it political or financial or economical or environmental , has to go right for Obama.
When the going is bad, even a small problem could kill you.