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Former Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin took to her Facebook page Thursday evening to lash out at the Obama administration for their response to the massive oil spill off the Gulf Coast.

"If the President really was fully focused on this issue from day one, why did it take nine whole days before the administration asked the Department of Defense for help in deploying equipment needed for the extreme depth spill site?" Palin wrote. "The fundamental problem at the core of this crisis is a lack of responsibility."

Palin's criticism came shortly after the President spoke about the crisis during a press conference.

"I take responsibility. It is my job to make sure that everything is done to shut this down," Obama said. "Those who think we were either slow on the response or lacked urgency, don't know the facts."

However, Palin argued that despite the President's claim to be fully engaged, the administration failed to utilize legislation passed after the Exxon-Valdez disaster that gave the federal government ample power to respond to oil spills.

"You get the impression he is continually surprised by the inability of various centralized government agencies to get more involved and help solve problems," Palin said. "His lack of executive experience might explain this."

Palin served as Governor of Alaska for less than one term.