[Intolerant in NJ]

Then there was Browner on TV today crowing “They were going to drill one relief well, but we told them to drill two” - what a nauseating bunch, ready to take credit for the least little thing that works out, and blame anybody else for what ever goes wrong, all the while trying to sound as though they’re masterminding the whole show - a real farce.....

[Hoodat]

Then there was Browner on TV today crowing “They were going to drill one relief well, but we told them to drill two”

Browner is lying. Check this out:

Gulf Of Mexico Relief Well Drilling To Start Soon: BP

April 27, 2010 (Day 7) - An off-shore oil drilling rig was scheduled to arrive Tuesday on scene near where another platform sank last week after an explosion and fire which led to the presumed deaths of 11 crewmembers, energy giant BP said.
Meanwhile, yet another platform is on the way, the company said. The plan is for the two rigs to drill what are called relief wells on either side of the existing well and to start producing oil in order to relieve the pressure in the existing well.

[spokeshave]

"Then there was Browner on TV today crowing “They were going to drill one relief well, but we told them to drill two”

They were drilling two relief wells....

but with the recent failures they have allocated the BOP from the second (and less deep) relief well as back up BOP to fit on top of the failed one.