Our Great Lakes and the raising destruction in the Gulf

[DimplesinMI]

This is something that I am been thinking about heavily for at least the past two weeks. On TV, the beatdrum of the crisis in the Gulf, has been getting worse by the day. BP, I believe, is confused and lost on how to fix the issue. President Obama is dumbfounded and increasing angry at BP's lack of response to control the leak. Meanwhile, the people of the Gulf and soon to be other areas (possibly up and down the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans) might feel the effects of a man made oil disaster.

Worrying daily about the long-term effects on marine life, what will happen if this leak cannot be fixed until August 2010 or beyond. Fish and other sea based food will become an afterthought. Many regions of the world, including in the U.S., depend on fish and its' products as a part of their daily diet. What will happen to them?

I believe (I am not a scientist by no means) that a part of the Oxygen we need to live is supplied by water. That water is being choked to supply the very resource that is required for human life. What about the water itself? If it is destroyed by this oil consisting pumping itself into this natural resource.....what will we drink?

Next, I start to think about my state, Michigan. We have experienced alot of pain in this state recently, with high Unemployment, foreclosures running rampant, the Automobile industry near collapse and the like. Many others outside of our state have noted that our dependence on the auto industry for a large portion of the jobs in this state was "our problem" and that we should have suffered the effects of a manufacturing industry collapse, without any assistance from the Government.

What they forgot and maybe now are starting to remember (with the tragedy in the Gulf) is that Michigan has one (or really FIVE) great resources that may come into play the next couple of months.....our Great Lakes and the fresh, clean water...each of them as a whole.

Our water is our life is this state. Go anywhere in Michigan and you can find a lake, pond or river within a 10 minute drive radius of any location. Our fresh water has not been invaded by the likes of BP or other oil-drilling-for-profits corporations that do not care about the human effects of a mistake such as this.........yet. I wonder...if this oil spill destroys the oceans, what will happen to states like ours?

Will those Republicans, Corporations and other individuals that stated our Auto Industry did not warrant a bailout, come into our state in an attempt to take over our water? Will Michiganders have to share our great resource with others that did not care if our entire state was destroyed.....just a year ago? I wonder....