HHS SECRETARY KATHLEEN SEBELIUS visited the Gulf Coast of Louisiana on Friday as part of her department’s “ongoing efforts to address the public health and mental health aspects of the Gulf oil spill.”

We are especially concerned about mental health, as it is clear from past experiences and from all our discussions today that mental health and substance abuse issues are likely to be some of the most long-lasting effects of this oil spill.

Has it occurred to anyone in the Obama administration that they might not have to worry about “mental health and substance abuse” issues if they’d just clean up the damned spill?