Oil Options Weighed as Obama Travels to Gulf

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Source: NYT

NEW ORLEANS — As President Obama traveled to Louisiana on Sunday for a first-hand briefing on the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, federal officials in Washington said they were putting their hopes on drilling a parallel relief well to plug the unabated gusher. Drilling such a well could take three months.

“The scenario is a very grave scenario,” Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar said on the NBC news program “Meet the Press.” “You’re looking at potentially 90 days before you get to the ultimate solution, which is drilling a relief well 3 1/2 miles below the ocean floor. In that time, lots of oil could spread.”

After arriving in New Orleans by midday, President Obama was expected to travel by helicopter to Venice, La., for a briefing with Coast Guard officials.

The slick, emanating from a pipe 50 miles offshore, was creeping into Louisiana’s fragile coastal wetlands as strong winds and rough waters hampered cleanup efforts. Oil could hit the shores of Alabama and Mississippi on Monday.

Read more: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/03/us/03spill.html

[sandnsea]

1. Bad weather, traveling by car

Should be there in about 2 hours. Fishing has been closed in oil affected areas as well.

[awoke_in_2003]

2. maybe we need to bring this guy back...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7OHG7tHrNM

[Bonhomme Richard]

3. If shrub were still president the headline would read......

"Oil Options Weighed as Bush Travels to Golf"

[SpiralHawk]

4. "Smirk." - xCommander AWOL (R)

"Only other republicon chickenhawks could appreciate my skill at avoiding responsibility. Smirk. Now watch my FAIL."

- xCommander AWOL (R)