I'm not an oilman, so I don't have any genuine knowledge of how to fix the problem, but why the hell not fix that blowout preventer right away? All they would have to do after that is activate the damn thing. Why is nobody saying very much about BP's failure to do that?

If I were in charge of fixing the oil spill, I'd have a shotgun pointed at them, telling them "Fix the blowout preventer and activate it. Now."

It appears to me that BP cares nothing about the damage they're doing. The seem to only be interested in keeping the well available for future oil production. The oil lost before they gain control has little value compared to the oil they will be able to get from the well later. I predict that everything BP tries to do will fail to permanently close the well.

In order to prevent law-enforcement activities against me, I issue this disclaimer:
In no way do I advocate fixing giant oil spills with the aid of a comparatively small shotgun.

Amazon seems to have made an error in its patent claim. When I try to use amazon.com's one-click system to make a purchase, I hear and feel two clicks.