[D-fendr]

Obama and BP know the sea floor is compromised

That's the big question. And if it is, shutting off the top is not a good idea.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

The Doomsday merchants are going to be severly disappointed ...that is my belief...but they will keep peddling whatever they can.

I hope Simmons with his BP short position gets severely burned.

I would suspect DougR is playing the same game.

[SaraJohnson]

D-fendr, it is not a question anymore on whether the sea bed is breached or not. They have admitted that in passing and I saw one massive leak from the sea bed on a web cam.
What they are doing is preparing the public for the final solution, so to speak. They know capping the BOP is not going to stop the volcano. They know a relief well is not going to stop it either. They are drilling that think to position a bomb down there.