Photo: Taking on the Oil Spill

Political strategist Mary Matalin, right, raises a hand she dipped in oil from Pass a Loutre, La., as she talks with news media recently about the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. In the background are Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, center, and Plaquemines Parish president Billy Nunguesser, left. (Photo by Susan Poag, The Times-Picayune)

Political strategist Mary Matalin, right, raises a hand she dipped in oil from Pass a Loutre, La., as she talks with news media recently about the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. In the background are Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, center, and Plaquemines Parish president Billy Nunguesser, left. (Photo by Susan Poag, The Times-Picayune)