Reply #1: I am glad they pointed this tidbit out.

[Ruby the Liberal]

Our media sure isn't covering this angle.

For the past 48 hours, administration officials have resisted reports by scientists that the spill could have entered the loop current or downplayed its significance. "By the time the oil is in the loop current, it's likely to be very, very diluted. And so it's not likely to have a very significant impact. It sounds scarier than it is," said Jane Lubchenco, the head of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency. Today, Lubchenco took the decision to double the no-fishing zone.