Okay, I'm hoping Obama does commandeer the supertankers

[WeDidIt]

and gets as many skimmers into the gulf as possible.

We're quickly moving into hurricane season and there will be weeks and weeks required to get as much oil out of the water as possible before the hurricanes start moving into the gulf.

[Captain Hilts]

1. Yes. I do too. Oil companies are using the tankers to hold oil offshore to keep the price up, but

I hope we can make this effort.

[eleny]

2. me too

[gateley]

3. The former President of Shell has been on the shows and he indicated he'd heard

we were looking at that action, but warned it's logistically complicated. It's not as though they're just ready to sail on over, so if Obama goes that route, we need to be getting it set up now.

[monmouth]

4. I read your headline and had a "Dukakis" flashback. Pays to read

the OP, and I do agree with you. People already stocking up on supplies here in Palm Beach County...

[eleny]

5. MSNBC just reported that this could be the the worst hurricane season since 2005

2005 is the Katrina year. The experts (sorry I didn't catch the source) said there could be as many as 14 storms.

P.S. It's NOAA that's predicting this.

[NNN0LHI]

6. I think he ordered the shooting of some pirates a few months ago off Somalia

Not sure how good this idea would play out after that?

Do you think China or Russia would mind us commandeering their supertankers for a while?

Don