Are you more picky about picking up our gems?

[barrysloate]

It's a terrible tragedy Darren, and it looks like it will only get worse.

[drdduet]

It is a horrible thing, and you're right it will only get worse. As the rest of the Nation celebrates once this thing gets capped off, we will live in a devastated wasteland for years. What's worse one or two hurricanes will stir up the oil from the bottom and push it further inland.

We've given the rest of the country tremendous resources, top producers of oil, seafood, sugarcane--but we're just ignorant folk down here.

[barrysloate]

It almost seems like a full cleanup will be impossible. When I see some of the footage I get sick.

[drdduet]

And the oil hasn't really made it to shore yet. What we are seeing is the leading edge making it to land--maybe 10,000 barrels, on 40 million more to go.

[ethicsprof]

darren, my friend,
i know you have been through the roughest of times with Katrina and now this tragedy. we've had a bit of oil come to shore here in Pensacola but nothing is around here compared to what you are coping with.
do know that my ole T206 buddy is continually in my thoughts.

best,
barry

[calvindog]

The situation is an absolute disaster, the likes of which will not be fully appreciated for a long while.

But on the bright side, I spoke to Jim Carville the other night and he feels very confident that my Duke basketball team provided some good ideas to President Obama on how to stop the gushing oil well during their photo op this week at the White House.