Pensacola Beach Closed Due to Oil Spill

the excuse that they're not using the national guard is because the federal govt won't help with funding and all those states are OUT OF MONEY after 2 back to back major hurricanes. who writes these articles anyway? don't they do research?

Saw a satellite photo of the spill on TV this morning. It's huge! And it's from ONE well with a bore diameter of about 20 inches. Only a freaking FOOL and or republican would be pushing for more and continued drilling at this point. The vaunted "fix it" methods have proven to be a complete failure so far and you can pray all you want to but this leak isn't going to stop by divine intervention.

This is just another example of man's arrogance. There is no end in sight for this existing spill yet there are cry's for more drilling. We must be insane.

We have 3 type of oil. There was thousands of gallon of diesel fuel and oil on the platform that burned. It floats and takes for ever to degrade and that is what we first saw. Much of crude oil is sinking and will degrade in months not years. Some floats and part will evaporate. If we burn it it becomes a tar ball and floats ashore.

REPORTS OF THE AVAILABILITY OF NATIONAL GUARD TROOPS, TO HELP IN THE GULF CLEANUP.Governors in Louisiana,Mississippi,Alabama and Florida are NOT utilizing these troops.LA.governor on camera said that it was because of Washington redtape.Admiral Thad Allen says there is nothing standing in the way and requests for troops is approved within a day.Out of 6000 available in LA,less than 1100 are being used and additional troops have NOT been requested by the governor.The ther states are using even fewer.17,500 troops have been approved and are to be PAID for by BP!/LA.6000 available-1053 used;AL.3000 avail.-432 used;FL.2500 avail.-97 used;MS.6000 avail.-58 used!The President was on T.V. urging them to use these troops!WHAT GIVES? GUESS WHAT-ALL OF THOSE GOVERNORS ARE REPUBLICANS DRAGING THEIR FEET FOR SOME UNKNOWN POLITICAL REASON?(FL.gov.used to be Republican but changed to independant to get elected/i'm sure he'll switch back at next election)NO REASONABLE EXCUSE EXISTS FOR THEM TO NOT USE ALL 17,500 Nat'l Guardsmen!!!!!

A word of advice for the Oil Company Big Wigs:

DON'T **** WHERE YOU EAT!

This is a tragic lesson still unfolding.

Obama was the biggest recepient of campaign money from BP. Maybe that is why his administration allowed them to cut corners and drill without environmental studies
being done.

This is one of the most beautiful beaches in the world. Its sand is almost as white as snow. We must get this oil spew stopped.

i said all along the feds would drag their feet till this spill hit florida. why you ask? obama has no votes in la, miss, ala. , but he is gonna need florida. it's all politics. he could care less about the people .

How's that clean up working for you now?