I can be a bit of a pessimist, but today I am really down. Oil keeps rising. Water in New Orleans keeps rising. The death toll in Mississippi keeps rising. Oil production and refining have been affected by Katrina.

Sometimes I feel like we are screwed.

I sure hope not, but reading the headlines, it feels like it.

Here are the headlines on Foxnews.com:

*KATRINA SLAMS SOUTH
- Facts: Hurricane Katrina
- Facts: Deadliest Hurricanes

*How to Help
- Links: Donate to Red Cross

*Bush Cuts Vacation Short
- Video: Bush Pledges Support

*Superdome Lockdown Eased
- Video: Alabama Aftermath

*Insurance Cost May Hit $25B
- Video: Feds Set for Cleanup

*Oil Soars Above $70
- Airlines Hit Hard
- Bush May Tap Oil Reserve
- Video: Oil Production Halted

*FEMA, Others Respond
- Video: Knee-Deep in Alabama

Yep, it is hard to be an optimist on days like today.