Is Obama just as much "in bed" with the oil companys as Bush (Jr and Sr) were accused of being?

Probably not as much - the Bush family dynasty in politics was built upon them being lap dogs to Big Oil - but Mr. Obama has the stench like nearly every national career politician for more than century. Any campaign "donation" by Big Oil has a bill attached...and we can see with the president that it means blustering as if he's talking tough (while doing little), like a kid screaming at a rival while sitting in front of a screen attached to a window inside the home.