guard personnel who are leading the response to this crisis. and they gave me an update on our efforts to stop the bp oil spill and mitigate the damages. by the way, i just want to point out i was told it was drizzling out here. is this louisiana drizzle right here? they gave me a sense of how this spill is moving. it is now about nine miles off the coast of southeastern louisiana. and, by the way, we had the governor of louisiana, bobby jindal, as well as parish presidents who are taking part in this meeting because we want to emphasize the importance of coordinating between local, state and federal officials throughout this process. now, i think the american people are now aware, certainly the folks down in the gulf are aware, that we re dealing with a massive and potentially unprecedented environmental
out where we point a finger, who we assign a blame. what you see here in louisiana is an effort to solve the problem and i think you see parish presidents, you see the governor, you see now cabinet officers for the president and the president coming in here tomorrow, an effort to truly address the issue. and i think that where responsibility lies is going to be the subject of orderly examinations and certainry investigation but there is still a chance now to abate the difficulty. there is still a chance now to ensure that the oil slick doesn t create permanent damage. i hope you re right. it is going to have an effect. 200,000-gallons every day spewing out of the hole. they have been unsuccessful at capping it with the copper bronze gizmo they will put on top. i want to know why there is not a failsafe device on top of all those things. i remember the john wayne