Don’t boycott BP. If they can’t pay to fix the gulf shore, we’ll have to. Louisiana loves oil royalties and jobs, not anomalies. Congress wants Barack to stop the gushing of oil, not contributions.

The status quo remains kaput. Those hoping for inspiration are mad, Republicans think Obama was copacetic. Cool, almost callous, he described the oil-glutted gulf as a problem well on its way to salutary solution. That told Republicans they’re winning the parties’ philosophical fight – government don’t do nothin’ right.

When creatures smother in crude I want to ease the suffering, keep it from happening again. TV talkers want to place blame. A problem must be someone’s fault, so identifying the culprit will fix it. Obama worries about gobs and jobs, so he wants to resume work at rigs in shallower water — where it’s [...]

I fell last night. My feet got tangled in the exercise pedals that sit between my chair and the television set. The skinned elbow bled on my shirt, but when my arm stopped throbbing I managed to get up and bandage it. Now that I am getting old, I must learn to listen when my [...]