$108 M sounds like such a small drop in the bucket compared to even the smallest bail out related to the Mortage Crisis.
Yesderday on Meet the Nation (something like that) some lady (like you) who honestly knows her stuff is elaborating on how the government has been so hugely down playing the oil filling the Gulf.
What's amazing is the National Coast Guard Diaster 'Commander' was on shortly before her saying the flow is 15,000 to 25,000 Gallons MAX.
Then she comes on and lets everyone know those are the Government's LOWEST figures and they refuse to remotely talk about the upper 'real figures'. What blew me away is she said BP could have to PAY -- OVER $4,000 per Barrel of OIL -- and that getting the Higher Number would all the more be extremely important.
Then the FL Gov. comes on and talks about the 'Tar Balls' coming up on the beaches and how they still have the best beaches in the world and they are totally 'open to everyone'.... and he's talking about the variety of sea life around LA and other GULF areas and how outraged he seems that others are reluctant to buy their catch because it might be tainted.
So now I picture all kinds of oysters and shrimp and tuna and everything immaginable being labeled 'ORGANIC' instead of 'Tainted with Oil'.
Oh well -- life goes on
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