what can the congress really do? are the lawyers all ready to go? we have got oil on the shores killing wildlife. destroying our ecosystem, and we sit here in almost a political mud-slinging contest and for some reason we can't bring enough pressure to bear on a multinational that makes billions of dollars by the day to start writing some real checks to give this country some restitution. something is terribly wrong with this system. and, of course, one of the worst things i can personally do is go out to all these different towns all over america and listen to the americans talk. i have an advantage that maybe some other folks don't. at this time on a book tour. this country is pissed off. this country is nervous about what's going down in the gulf. they're nervous about the wars. they're nervous about the economy. and in the meantime it's almost