Obamas arrive in Gulf as work continues on relief well

Source: CNN

Panama City, Florida (CNN) -- President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, arrived on the Gulf Coast Saturday in a trip intended to support businesses that have been devastated by the BP oil disaster.

One of their daughters, Sasha, is joining them for the trip as the family spends time in Panama City Beach, Florida. Her sister, Malia, is still at camp.

The White House said Saturday that the president and first lady would be taking part in a roundtable discussion with Obama's Gulf Coast recovery chief, Navy Secretary Ray Mabus, Florida Gov. Charlie Crist and local mayors and business leaders in the Panama City area. With the visit, the administration is trying to show that it is committed to a long-term turnaround.

"Even as the president talks about what our next steps are in our response, obviously part of this will be highlighting the tremendous economic toll that has taken place," White House spokesman Robert Gibbs told reporters earlier this week.

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Many had wondered whether Obama would take a presidential plunge into the warm waters of the Gulf but Obama told CNN that he wasn't going to take his shirt off.

he'll be eating any local seafood.

He can walk on it.

As far as I'm concerned he's made a good overall job of dealing with a really shit situation.