BP faces another setback; oil slick threatens Florida

The BP oil slick drifted perilously close to the Florida Panhandle's famous sugar-white beaches Wednesday as a risky gambit to contain the leak by shearing off the well pipe ran into trouble a mile under the sea when the diamond-tipped saw became stuck.

[Tony Rozycki]

worst scenario if we can't stop the flow

apparently no one seems to know how much oil is in the Gulf reservoir

[explode]

They need to set off explosives by the well which will collapse the well and seal it. This has been done many times and it works. Why won't BP and Obama use their heads?

[The Negotiator]

explode wrote:

They need to set off explosives by the well which will collapse the well and seal it. This has been done many times and it works. Why won't BP and Obama use their heads?

Really, please cite examples, other than the Soviets at a natural gas well above ground.

[Seeker]

Why a setback for B P? Obama has taken over responsibility for fixing this oil spill, so why can't he pay for it out of his stash? Oh wait, he's got his foot on the throat of B P and cannot get to his stash without letting B P up. Bummer.

[the troll]

Just wait till they find one dead bird on Sanibel or Captiva - they'll act like it's the end of the world.

[Observer]

Is there a chance this could have been resolved any sooner? Yes, there is.

http://www.examiner.com/x-36867-Minneapolis-E...

[The Negotiator]

I wonder what the response would have been on the East or West coast.

[the troll]

The Golf Guy wrote:

<quoted text> Really, please cite examples, other than the Soviets at a natural gas well above ground.

It is some rude topix ploy to embarrass the current admin.

[Gomez]

the troll wrote:

<quoted text>It is some rude topix ploy to embarrass the current admin.

As well they should be. Obama's response and leadership has been sorely lacking.

[Barry in DC]

Gomez wrote:

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As well they should be. Obama's response and leadership has been sorely lacking.

f u. I am the only reason the arizona militia hasn't buried you in the desert!