Heartless, in my opinion.

Rosie O'Donnell criticizes Mount Hood search effort

As the rescue effort continues on Mount Hood, so do the costs, which some critics are saying is way too much.

The gentler sex?  The compassionate women?  The nurturers?  You tell me.

Rosie O'Donnell and her co-hosts kicked off 'The View' Tuesday with the hot topic of the missing climbers on Mount Hood.

Rosie O'Donnell: "I read in the papers that over $2.5 million the search has cost so far to find these three men."

Jacque Reid, Guest Co-Host: "Here they are, they knew the storm was coming and they still opted to go out and who should pay the cost?"

Rosie O'Donnell: "What warrants 27 helicopters and 1,000 people looking?  I just don't understand."

Joy Behar: "Send this team over to New Orleans and fix that situation."

Feel the love.

Question to all three whiners:  Would you feel the same if it was you up there?  Or one of your kids?  Or your spouses?

And while you are at it, show some freakin compassion to the families that might be watching your show, who might feel gratified that someone cares enough to look for their loved ones, even if it may only be to bring their bodies home.

Compassion matters.

Sheriff Joe Wampler with the Hood River Sheriff's office has a few things to say:

Sheriff Joe Wampler with the Hood River County Sheriff's Office has said all along that he is not looking at the cost of the rescue, he is looking for the men.

Wampler has poured his heart, soul and county's manpower into finding the three climbers and resents the implications that the money would be better spent helping Katrina victims.

"I just want to reach out and grab her neck," he said.  "I mean, literally.  This is not stupid money.  This is important money.  This is about people's lives."

He also addresses and debunks her claims about the cost:

At $6,500 a day, many may question the cost of the elaborate rescue effort, but Wampler said the bill is misleading.  His crews would be working anyway and 90 percent of the rescuers are volunteers.  It is not even costing the military extra money because the mission is being tagged as training.

"We can either spend our time in a simulator or a simulated environment or we can get the best experience in a real world situation like this," said Capt. Mike Braibish with the Oregon National Guard.

 "As long as people are climbing mountains, there needs to be people to help them," said Darren Stone, owner of Climb Max.

Rosie continues to astonish me with the idiocy that spews out of her mouth.

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