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In terms of bringing in the other containment vessel they've had to hold off on that, and getting that hooked up, because you can't do that in huge waves? >> right, and the waves will also, as you think about them propagating along here, and the winds blowing in that direction. the waves will bring the oil slick further and further into the marshes of louisiana, back into the chandelier islands, gulfport, mobile. it will -- the winds will move the oil away from florida. what was kind of sneaking toward panama city that will begin to be pushed back the other direction. great news for the florid...

The oil and blow it into the middle of the gulf of mexico. allow it to sit there for a longer length of time. the more oil that stays out there, the more it turns into a tar ball. it's easier to pick up the tar balls than the liquid oil. i don't see a best case or worst case. we get what we get. my son says, don't pitch a fit. that's what you get today at least. >> the waves are increasing as the wind increases in the gulf? >> absolutely. >> the churning action, some hope will have a positive impact on the oil in terms breaking it up. in terms of bringing in the other containment vessel they'v...

This thing doesn't get any bigger, but it travels to the east and goes over florida somewhere as a 30 mile per hour rainmaker. what would that do? it would shift the wind direction like this, and take the oil and blow it into the middle of the gulf of mexico. allow it to sit there for a longer length of time. the more oil that stays out there, the more it turns into a tar ball. it's easier to pick up the tar balls than the liquid oil. i don't see a best case or worst case. we get what we get. my son says, don't pitch a fit. that's what you get today at least. >> the waves are increasing as the...

Most concerned about the european workers coming in and all that. she was asking a legitimate question. we've got millions of eastern europeans taking our job and he looked like a limousine liberal, what a bigot we had to deal with there. >> he was in a limousine, but -- >> but, pat, as the only former staffer among us, right, white house staffer, do you think there's ever -- do you think it's a good idea to put a lavaliere microphone on a candidate in the middle of a campaign? no good could come of this. >> when it started for me in '92, c-span puts all these things on you, you forget, and i'...