The big oil spill
I have to say that I’m apalled at what is going on with the big oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico! This so-called state of the art oil platform filled with fail-safe measured blew up. Millions of gallons of oil leaking into the Gulf. The environmental damage that is going to result is mind-boggling! Although I’ve been too busy to follow all the news carefully, I am aware that this is a big disaster, and I have to wonder just how much damage is actually going to happen. Notwithstanding the environmental damage, I have to wonder exactly how much money this is going to cost the taxpayers and the consumers in the end.  Although the environment seems to be recovering, this could be a major setback to the recovery. And all most of us can do is sit and wait, watch and hope.