The Associated Press put it all in perspective:
The Gusher in the Gulf may have pumped out a lot of oil, but it paled in comparison to the amount of bullshit pumped out by the environmentalists.
While BP’s well dumped 172 million gallons into the Gulf over three months, the muddy Mississippi brings in 198 million gallons of water — replete with urban and farm runoff — every minute. The National Research Council estimates that 41 million gallons a year of oil naturally seep into the Gulf from below.
As Rush said, it was equivalent to spilling a beer in the SuperDome.
Source: Associated Press