[RaceBannon]

Erkel goes to the Beach...

[STONEWALLS]

....my gut feeling is that they’re not going to be able to plug it....maybe a second well will relieve the pressure.

[AnotherUnixGeek]

It’s almost like BP is trying to destroy support for deep-water oil drilling.

[AlexW]

Can someone, in the know about pumping, tell me why a number of large hoses can not be maneuvered to the gushing hole and start sucking the oil as it comes from the hole?

I know, 5000 feet is quite a lift, but they obviously do it from working wells.

[Clink]

First mistake was putting out the fire. Should have let it burn off as much as possible until they figured out how to stop the leak.

[Caipirabob]

Lord, what a tragedy, these people need our prayers.

How can obama even dare to crawl out from under his bed after this?!?

[canuck_conservative]

OBAMA's OIL-TRINA

(Good thing he's taking full responsibility for this fiasco, and won't rest until it's fixed, etc. etc.)

[DeaconRed]

There is so much about this that makes no sense at all.

First I can't believe that the oil companies are allowed to drill without a "PROVEN FAIL SAFE WAY TO STOP OIL FROM FLOWING FROM THE THE WORST THAT COULD HAPPEN" Boy Scouts "be Prepared" comes to mind.

I know they are drilling that far out because of the GREEN IDIOTS that would not allow it any closer to the beach. this will never be reported.

That same oil could be drilled from land. Yes that pool of oil goes through land. ECO WACKOS stopped that a long time ago.

A couple of weeks ago 60 MIN (yes I know they slant liberal) did a piece that showed without a doubt BP went hell bent for leather to get the oil pumping, ignoring many safety procedures, because the project was over budget and costing an extra $1M per day. Peanuts as to what this will wind up costing them.

Closing all existing wells will be catastrophic but I believe ZERO & CO will do just that. That will put many peolpe out of work and make us even more dependant on the middle east for our oil. Sorry ZERO Green can't even scratch the surface for our energy needs. Oil is it for quite a while.

[NoControllingLegalAuthority]

What makes this such a difficult leak to stop is the mile of depth to the bottom and something around 8,000 to 9,000 psi (pounds per square inch) at the leak. “Leak” is not the right word because it implies a dribbling while the discharge is a blasting force under incredible pressure from deep inside the core of the Earth.

[TonyM]

I have heard alot of excuses that there is nothing Obama could do by going down thee. However, I heard they are now putting golf balls down the pipe. Seems to me that is about all Obama is qualified to do. If he is going to spend so much time hittin golf balls whay not put him on a ship near the leak and let him go at it until the leak is plugged?

[The Comedian]

Well the Saudis sure are getting their money's worth out of Soetoro. He is guaranteeing $200/bbl oil for them within the next few months. No drilling on American land. No drilling in American oceans.

What exactly is the Department of Energy's mandate again?

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