Posted on 05/28/2010 12:51:54 PM PDT by NormsRevenge
US President Barack Obama has ordered a tripling of manpower in coastal areas where oil has washed ashore or threatens to within 24 hours.
Speaking on a tour of oil-hit areas, Mr Obama said the US would "do whatever it takes" to help people whose lives had been affected by the disaster.
He said the outcome of the "top kill" procedure to seal the leaking well in the Gulf of Mexico was not yet known.
But scientists were working on a back up plan in case it failed, he said.
Earlier, BP's chief executive Tony Hayward said the outcome of the process would not be clear for another 48 hours.
But Mr Hayward said "top kill" - untested before at this depth of 5,000ft (1.5km) - was "going pretty well according to plan".
He said that BP engineers had successfully completed a second phase - pumping in debris, known as a "junk shot" - which would next allow them to pump in more heavyweight mud.
If the mud works in stopping the flow, BP can then pour cement to seal the well for good.
"Clearly I'm as anxious as everyone in America is to get this thing done," Mr Hayward said.
(Excerpt) Read more at news.bbc.co.uk ...
too little too late ...
should have done this day 1!
“US President Barack Obama has ordered a tripling of manpower in coastal areas where oil has washed ashore or threatens to within 24 hours.”
Funny...I thought he was doing everything he could...
Triple? Him and three other guys?............
What's new about that?
Tomorrow quadruple!!
Stuff it Barry. Just resign!
35 days late.
Barky to the rescue.
The Zer0 is my hero.
In fact, he doesn't even know what the oil response effort consist of.
He was going to say "double it" but thought the word "triple" had more punch!
While I understand how the political game is played, and how delicious it is to point out to the Party of GigaGovernment just how ineffectual they are, let’s not kid ourselves: Just as we really don’t want them doing anything about the economy (oh gawd no!) we also really don’t want them going down to the gulf and “fixing things” there either.
Just wait until the oil hits Florida and goes up the East Coast. You think he’s got worries now......hang on.
He should tell the people on the Gulf Coast that he is going to tell BP to pay everyone on the Gulf Coast that lost their jobs, $50,000.00 minimum.
Meanwhile, he will place BP on double secret probabtion.
Hmmm... finally we know where all those soon-to-be laid off census workers are going to find their next jobs... this will help his unemployment numbers.
“Meanwhile, he will place BP on double secret probation.”
Naw, he’ll just put his OTHER boot on the neck of BP.
Zero is such a loser.
Memorial Holiday weekend and he tells everyone NOW roll up your sleeves and get to work, y’all making me look bad.
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