The Gulf Disaster Cannot be "Prayed" Away.

Oh, this is rich.  Governors of TX and LA are in the pockets of big oil and they had the nerve to call for a day of prayer for the environment.

Note to Rick & Bobby: No amount of prayer is going to make this go away.  God isn't going to poke an almighty finger in that hole to stop this. Man screwed this up because of greed, and man should have the technology to fix this problem.  Yes, by all means pray, but cough up the money and talent to address the situation rather than putting out PR lies statements, killing wildlife, and banning all press coverage.

To re-write an often used phrase by the LGBT community (this is Pride Month, after all) the oil "is near or here, get used to it." From the AP:

NEW ORLEANS — Oil from the massive Gulf spill neared fertile barrier islands in Mississippi on Thursday as crude forced Florida officials to close a popular section of beach near the Alabama border.

It was yet another reminder that the oil gushing from the blown-out well on the seafloor is having a very real effect along the Gulf coast, washing up on beaches, damaging wetlands and killing animals.

The cap that has been the most effective method so far to contain some of the oil was back in place after a deep-sea blunder a day earlier forced crews to remove it for about 10 hours.

While the cap was off, clouds of black oil gushed unchecked at up to 104,000 gallons per hour, though a specialized ship at the surface managed to suck up and incinerate some.

Meanwhile, the governors of Louisiana and Texas declared Sunday a day to pray for help rebuilding communities and restoring the environment.

Darlene Kimball, owner of Kimball's Seafood on the docks in Pass Christian, Miss., has been doing that all along.
 "I kept praying and praying that we'd be protected because we've been so fortunate," Kimball said. "All I can do now is pray, pray, pray."

Mississippi so far hasn't seen much effect from the spill, but a large patch of oil has crept into the Mississippi Sound, the fertile waters between the state's barrier islands and its mainland. It was a sobering reminder that the state's luck could run out.

Florida's already has, at least in some places. Government officials closed a quarter-mile section of Casino Beach in Pensacola Beach on Thursday, a day after thick pools of oil washed ashore.

Gulf seafood has already increased in price due to availability (you know, supply and demand) and it's only a matter of time before supply dries up.  An epic FAIL if there ever was one.

And so it goes.
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