And away goes Obama's plan to drill off shore.......

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Wasn't that the plan....

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Haven't heard from "Drill Baby Drill" Palin. Has her tongue been covered in oil?

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I thought this was a clever and witty response to the "Drill Baby Drill":

Drill baby Drill, until you Spill baby Spill, now I have to take a pill baby pill while I look at the bill baby bill of the cost to clean up the spill baby spill which will kill baby kill every living thing in it's path and we will baby will for the next decade or more be cleaning the spill baby spill while you continue to promote drill baby drill without thought of the consquences of a spill baby spill.

Very witty indeed

But otherwise, a sad and tragic news story. This might eventually make the Exxon Valdez look like a kid's squirt gun. I really feel bad for you guys having to deal with this shit...after Katrina and all.

ALSO: Can someone well-versed in resource allocation explain something to me? Am I supposed to be "impressed" when I read that the US Navy has 1,000 personnel devoted to the clean-up?? Or that the Coast Guard has sent a whoppng 2 (TWO!) C-130 Hercules transports to drop chemicals on the spill?

Last I checked we have over 150,000 US troops in Afghanistan, including numerous specialized Marine Expeditionary Units consisiting of THOUSANDS of trained Marines. We've got whole squadrons of $20 million-per-copy Predator drones flooding the skies over the Paki-Afghan border. With $1 million-dollar Hellfire missiles on each of those $20-million-dollar Predators.
OK, I guess I can be persuaded that Afghanistan is a worthwhile endeavor, even if it's on the other side of the planet and none of us will ever need to set foot anywhere near it.

But meanwhile, we are in the middle of an unprecedented man-made disaster right here in the United States. And all the Federal Government can do is throw a few sailors and a couple of C-130s into the fray? I mean I realize that the US military's main goal is to fight and win wars...but how about using all that SKILL and MANPOWER to protect our very own COASTLINE from this spill....instead of (or in ADDITION to) blowing up barefooted Taliban dudes hiding in their caves.

If we can deploy massive and overwhelming amounts of firepower and thunderous hell on any spot on the planet within 48-hours of a "GO" order...why can't we deploy at least a third of that manpower and firepower to clean up this huge, shitty oil spill right in our own coastal waters? Yes, I agree that Al-Qaeda camps in Afghanistan can eventually, somehow translate into a blown-up passenger airliner. I get it. I really do. But this oil spill is just as much (if not more) of a threat to our national economy and security. It is capable of inflicting huge losses on the local fishing industry and the fragile eco-system of the Gulf. Am I just being naive here?

I don't take credit for the little drill dity. I saw it on a local news blog.

It's kinda strange down here. People are upset, but are not up in arms about it. I guess because its more of an economic impact than an emotional one. Louisiana coastlines are not known for its white sandy beaches. The biggest impact will be on the seafood industry. Shrimp season is about 2 weeks away, and it doesn't look good for them. Oyster (or as they say doen here "erster") and scallop beds are threatened, and will likely not survive. Brown Pelican (state bird) habitats will be destroyed. The environmental impact to the ecosystem will last for decades. What everyone is worried about is whether this spill will be cleaned up before the hurricane season begins. What a mess that would be. Oil would travel up the Mississippi and into the wetlands and lake Pontchartrain and to the numerous canals that criss-cross South Louisiana.

What are the ersters down there like? Just down the road from me is Bodega Bay and oyster farms up down the coast. Problem is the Pacific Oyster is GIANT and chewy. Not really the shooters I prefer. They are good for BBQing but that's about it for these monsters.

Nice medium size with no off flavors. There are several good oyster bars around here. Try Acme in the Quarter, Drago's in Metairie, Chimes in Baton Rouge. Chargrilled with garlic butter and romano cheese is the way to go!

Try this recipe:

Drago’s Style Charbroiled Oysters Recipe
The Sauce:

1 Stick Unsalted Butter, very soft
1 Pinch Kosher Salt
1 tsp Freshly Ground Black Pepper
1 Tbsp Minced Garlic
4 Tbsp Pecorino Romano
1 pinch Cayenne
1 pinch White Pepper
1 Spritz Lemon Juice
1 tsp Minced Italian Parsley
Whisk together all ingredients.
For the Oysters:
1 Dozen Large freshly shucked Oysters on the half shell (preferrably Louisiana) Watch my quicktime video on How to Shuck an Oyster
1 Recipe of the Sauce, above
Pecorino Romano to finish
Minced Italian Parsley for garnish
Fresh Bread
Lemon wedges
Mix together all of the ingredients.
Heat a charcoal or gas grill until very, very hot. Place the oysters on the hottest spot on the grill and let them cook in their own juices for a few minutes, just until they start to bubble and the edges curl. Top each with a generous portion of the sauce, enough to fill up the shell. When the sauce starts to bubble and sizzle sprinkle each oyster with about a Tbsp of Pecorino Romano. Let the Oysters go until the sauce on the edges of the shells gets nice and brown. Garnish with minced Parsley.
Serve while still sizzling with Lemon wedges and fresh bread.

Oil needs to come from somewhere...Instead of developing new safer ways to drill we've been buying overseas where the pollution and regulations are worse. Last I remember my X5 was pretty poor on gas mileage.

Crackes me up. Don't go away just not in my neighborhood.