Oil Spill in the Gulf Coast Cont.

If we take away anything positive from what is now considered an environmental catasprohe is needs to be that, yes offshore drilling is ill advised. If this incredible amount of damage can happen from the meltdown of just one rig, the plug needs to be pulled on the whole operation. The gulf is stained of oil, wildlife is battered and displaced, and now the beautiful white sand beaches are threatened. Humans who never even pretended to care about the wildlife are now being hit very close to home when their gorgeous beach front property smells of oil, the water isn't safe to swim in, and dead fish riddle the beach.
Obama recently proposed a plan to expand offshore drilling plans. Whether Obama really believes this a good idea or if even cares about this issue is likely not why this move was made. This proposed expansion was a cheap and easy way to score some political points with the conservatives. Why Obama would want side with the right on an issue of which right wing brain trust Sarah Palin once brilliantly said "drill baby drill" is beyond me. This blew up in his face and certainly won't help his plummeting approval ratings.
The disaster itself is getting worse and worse. The gulf coast will be hit and it is now a possibility that oil can get flow into the Mississippi River. Honestly, no one is really sure how to contain the oil, let alone clean it up and stop it. It is currently flowing from Louisiana to Florida and is on pace to become the worst oil spill in American History. In fact, so much oil is loose that it is impossible to actually know just how much is spilled. The spill is well documented visually by yahoo http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Oil-rig-explodes-off-Louisiana-coast/ss/events/us/042110oilrigexplode