Key West's eternal, late optimist, Mel Fischer would say, "Today's the Day" everyday before his treasure salvors would dive for the umpteenth time looking for buried treasure in the ocean floor.
Today, it is BP trying to bury some treasured oil under the "Top Kill" fix. In this approach, BP will begin pumping a heavy mud fluid into the runaway well. The fluid is heavier than the water and oil surrounding it, and it is hoped this heavy mixture will clog the well.
If this approach fails today, we may actually see an increase in the flow of oil into the Gulf of Mexico from this oil volcano's plume. But if it succeeds, we in the Florida Keys might just skate by this disaster with the edge of our finger nails showing the faintest trace of oil. As much as I hate BP for the criminal white class in its office suites, today I wish them the best of luck. As President Obama yelled yesterday, "Plug that damn hole!"
