[BigSkyDream]

What I can't understand is why the Navy wasn't mobilized on Day1?
They could bring in a couple of Amphibious Troop transport ships loaded to the rails with booms / skimmers and the manpower to deploy a 50 mile ring around the site!
The first act by the Obama Administration is to have Holder send a team of lawyers to the gulf back in April......!
http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2010/04/30/attorney-general-sends-team-to-gulf-coast/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+rss/cnn_politicalticker+%28Blog:+Political+Ticker%29&fbid=AknDUzLLH7W

[Chaguito]

To a hammer all problems look like nails. To a community organizer all problems are solved by lawyers.

[onemiddleamerican]

For all who may be interested, Anderson Cooper on CNN just announced a few minutes ago that they will be staying on until 2am eastern with live coverage of the story.

I know, CNN mostly sucks, but there may be a little bit of worthwhile info from intelligent guests. One can hope, anyways...

[palmer]

50 mile ring around the site

Oil was deep underwater and would have gone right under it.