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WDSU has the story with an embedded video.

Press top cover at least in Louisiana has evaporated for the Boy Wonder and BP. How long before the national MSM starts revealing the truth?

Obama’s goal is the federalization of pretty much everything in the US – under his guidleines of course. What better way than to throw everyone not connected to him under the bus, spreading fear and lack of confidence in BOTH the private companies and the gov’t agencies WHICH WERE NOT FILLED WITH HIS OWN CRONIES YET, to then be able to justify BOTH a gov’t takeover which whould obviously need “new people” at the helm? So what is he looks like an idiot on the process? What’s important to him is that he already has a secure base of ignorant voters, or voters depending on the givernment largesse, and he will increase that bloc to those that owe their jobs/agencies to his goodwill.

It is great to hear these critiques to highlight his ineptitude, but don’t kid yourself that he is stupid. He is very crafty and is willing to be lampooned by his opponents in order to use it to his advantage, meanwhile building up his ability to create and/or replace federal agencies with the New Order he is aiming for.

Never piss on the talent! (It’s the first thing that Socialists, Facists, and statists miss about a capitalist or other free society: the talent get paid like they’re talented; they are not the enemy of society, they are its bedrock).

Doctors, engineers, scientists, artisans, specialists of all sorts. People who figure stuff out and do constructive things. The truly educated, the truly elite, the truly experienced are the people on which you and your so-called elitist friends pour derision, all for satisfying your political constituency, all for gaining political power.

You should have procured the best talent for the job, instead of threatening them. You stepped in your own trap. Good luck gnawing your own foot off.

Obama took the information about the mud and determined, either by yes-men or ignorance that it was going to work 100%. Hence that whole disgusting Malia “did you plug the hole” lie. Now, will the media make him own it as its’ justified?

Last nite at the firehouse we brainiacs were figuring out ways to stop the leak. But like all good Fire folks, one was considered a possibility. I have no idea, but what do you say about this:

An equalization of pressure where the oil will stop flowing naturally?

As an engineer myself, I can say that you have pegged the thinking of the engineers. It is an incredible insult to the talented people, engineers and non-engineers, at BP who are probably working 80-hour weeks and investing their whole selves into solving this problem, to see Obama and others out there using BP as a foil for their own political posturing. It is only the solid ethics of those working the problem that prevent them from wanting to fail just to make Obama look worse.

A real leader would strive to make the entire country feel like we were teammates and allied with BP in trying to solve this problem. But with ‘little o’, it’s always about pitting one group against another or investing an enemy strawman. Way to go, 52%!

You analysis has been the best on the ‘net and of all the news services.

but I feel they are falling on deaf ears. Once a leftist settles on an agenda, well, it would be easier to get the leak stopped with a stick of gum than getting him to listen to alternatives, no matter how valid they may be. Witness his dissing of Governor Jindal’s sand berm idea to keep some of the oil from flowing into the delta marshes. It had more to do with “That’s not our idea” than the one minor flaw the O-ministration claimed to have found with it. Actually it probably has more to do with “Pft! Jindal’s a Republican.” than anything else.

He’s not listening to the real experts’ opinions and ideas, just his so-called “experts” in his administration and their friends. He’s been anti-oil from the beginning and he sees this crisis as an opportunity to kill support of off-shore drilling in the court of public opinion. The longer it lasts, the more likely that will happen.

I think someone in the O-ministration said something once about not wasting a crisis.

at RedState. You have the knowledge to explain these events to us. I know this is a rotten time as your whole industry is being used as a political pawn by an incompetent and radical administration, but you have something the guy in the oval office doesn’t have; besides your expertise – you have character and common sense, IMHO.

to ask this question but here goes:
Yesterday I heard O is placing a six month moratorium on drilling but I have heard/read it three ways…
on all deep water wells
on all deep water wells being drilled but not yet producing
on all wells drilled in water in America until the “problem is understood so it will never happen again” Like it can be promised.

Vladimir would you mind explaining? We do indeed appreciate your expertise.

What a surprise! I never thought of that during the campaign. /drippingsarcasm

You on the other hand Vlad, clearly understand and demonstrate it regularly. Thank you for the best summary of the entire sordid affair I’ve seen!

I guess Obama does not consider himself part of the Federal Government

http://politipage.com/2010/05/28/obamas-days/

This is just another example of how the amatuer-in-chief operates. He views himself as the only important person in any situation and all must follow him and his commands. What a schmuck!

Thank you.

Instead of trying to put a cap on the BOP, could they insert a small pipe that gets larger with holes to allow oil to enter into the top of the BOP? Is the turbulence of the oil coming out really too great to push something in that gradually gets bigger as it is pushed in more and has enough holes to allow the oil into the pipe?