by Mark O. Mar­tin — The old say­ing "pour­ing oil on trou­bled wa­ters" is a metaphor for bring­ing peace to a tur­bu­lent sit­u­a­tion. Re­cent events in the Gulf of Mex­ico have proved the con­trary, that oil poured (or spilled) upon sea­wa­ter can pro­duce the very an­tithe­sis of calm. Af­ter many weeks of con­cern...