Glass Half Full: Big Disasters Can Spur Big Changes

On Thursday President Obama held a press conference in which he took full responsibility for the federal government's response to the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. This was largely in response to widespread criticism that the White House has done little in the month since the disaster took place. Some have even gone so far as to call it "Obama's Katrina," in reference to the Bush Administration's monumental failure to provide support to the victims of Hurricane Katrina in 2005.

I Have No Idea What's Going on With the BP Spill

While environmental issues are Nate's territory, I usually can get a sense of what's going on in the green scene by reading the articles and op-eds about it.  When it comes to the BP spill in the Gulf of Mexico, however, I am very lost.  And the scary part is, I think that those in charge of getting this thing under control are just as lost as I am.