Sen. John Barrasso says he has witnessed a ‘helpless’ administration deal with the Gulf of Mexico oil spill which is now in its ninth week. What does he think Obama should have done differently? What should be his first priority right now? Should the government mandate the creation of a fund paid for by BP but doled out by the government? And is this the time to pursue the president’s energy agenda or precisely the wrong time? We ask Wyoming Sen. John Barrasso, a member of the Senate Energy Committee and Environment and Public Works Committee.