Even Joe Sixpack can understand this one. Once the Dutch superskimmers arrive, folks will of course say, “how much of this spill could have been sucked up before it reached the beach?”
And a secondary question: “Why doesn’t the USA have its own superskimmers?”
Absolutely. It hits home and is absolutely horrifying no matter what a person's politics are.
And I think we're even getting only part of the story about just how bad it is. yesterday I was chatting with a Freeper about some articles on The Oil Drum website--some very knowledgeable people are concerned that the oil won't stop gushing until the well is dry--many millions of liters of oil. And we're now going into hurricane season.