the current, marxist, resident of the white house will end up being more of a problem to this country than the oil spill in the long run. there will certainly be more fallout and lingering after affects long after he's out of office...
that being said...yes...it is certainly a disaster but so was the exxon valdez, katrina, the northridge quake and the san farncisco quake...it will be dealt with and resolved, hopefully to a positive outcome.
i, too, hope the folks directly involved will get all the necessary help and support needed.
events like this should define the federal gov't place and job...not trying to regulate the ownership of an AR or being able to tax you into oblivion to bail out banks and auto companies...JMO