If Obama were the sort of guy who would even remotely consider messing with the oil industry, he would not be in the oval office right now. Similarly if he wer

If Obama were the sort of guy who would even remotely consider messing with the oil industry, he would not be in the oval office right now. Similarly if he were the sort of guy who would even remotely consider pulling out of Iraq he would not be in the oval office right now. It's important to realize how much intrenched power the oil industry has and to what extent it is able to influence policy. Obama will dish out a lot of tough talk and fines to BP, but he won't mess with the industry as a whole by enacting meaningful reforms.