president on saying we are now going to declare

To those leaders around the globe who seek to sow conflict or blame their society's ills on the West know that your people will judge you on what you can build not what you destroy those who cling to power through corruption and deceit and the silencing of dissent know that you are on the wrong side of history.

congratulate the president on saying we are now going to declare that this nation is getting on the road rapidly to breaking our dependence on oil We are at a point now through research and development that we are going to wean ourselves from petroleum addiction.

chief White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said Obama was ready to seize the damage claims process from BP unless the oil giant agrees to set up an "independent entity" to do the job.