What is the latest with British Petroleum? The US Coast Guard has demanded, says the Associated Press, that BP step up its efforts to contain the oil gushing into the Gulf of Mexico by the end of the weekend, telling the British oil giant that its slow pace in stopping the spill is becoming increasingly alarming. Yeah.

The Brits this weekend, their Prime Minister, told our President to ease up. The President should have told that Brit to shut up. Well, the Brits are out allies, aren't they? So maybe the Pres should have told that Brit is a nice way to bug off. That's a nice British phrase, "to bug off, mates."

Oil is still fouling up our beaches, killing our wild life, posing a risk to the health of Americans, and to the economy. The Coast Guard is demanding? Asking? Pleading? Telling ? Suggesting? Begging with British Petroleum to please pick up the pace. Please, BP?

And if British Petroleum doesn't? What then? Will the Coast Guard ask, "Pretty please BP, pick up the pace?"

Also --- Where's the Smoke Going?

British Petroleum is burning oil in the Gulf, inside what it calls the "burn box," a field of fire on the Gulf of Mexico. Officials are hoping by burning the oil a reduced amount of British Petroleum oil will reach the shores an pollute the beaches. A few questions? Where is all that smoke going? Isn't it creating air pollution? Will the winds blow that smoke out to sea? Will the winds carry that smoke to shore? What kind of harm will breathing in that smoke bring? Questions! And British Petroleum continues to harm our environment.