President Obama says he 's furious about the Gulf oil spill , but his job is to fix it , not vent . ` Actually the moratorium is not extended to the shallow waters , '' the president said . Obama calls the crisis unprecedented , but says it could have been worse . He wants BP and other companies responsible for cleaning up their mess to pay a lot of money in fines. Obama was interviewed by CNN 's Larry King for the 25th anniversary of `` Larry King Live ''
President Obama says he 's furious about the Gulf oil spill , but his job is to fix it , not vent . Obama calls the crisis unprecedented , but says it could have been worse . He wants BP and other companies responsible for cleaning up their mess to pay a lot of money in fines. Obama was interviewed by CNN 's Larry King for the 25th anniversary of `` Larry King Live ''