As the dust settles around President Obama's State of the Union, and the two Republican speeches it inspired, I'm left a bit dazed. How does the worst oil spill in U.S. history, which occurred just 9 months ago, fail to secure a mention?
Update: On Nov. 24, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration closed 4200 square miles of federal Gulf waters to fishing for royal red shrimp after oily tar balls were discovered in the nets of a commercial fisherman trawling for shrimp.
On Thursday, families of the Gulf coast will gather together to celebrate the holiday. But for many, it will be a bittersweet occasion. This is the first Thanksgiving since the BP oil disaster destroyed their coast and many of their businesses. Some will find it difficult to afford a turkey or ham to celebrate.
Down in the Louisiana bayou, the fall season is changing with the north winds. Millions of ducks, geese and migratory birds are arriving as they have throughout the millennia. Shrimp are slowly abandoning the nourishing coastal marshes as cooler water pushes them out to sea.
As the dust settles around President Obama's State of the Union, and the two Republican speeches it inspired, I'm left a bit dazed. How does the worst oil spill in U.S. history, which occurred just 9 months ago, fail to secure a mention?
