BP has successfully inserted a mile-long pipe to siphon oil from the disastrous oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico! Obama hits basketball court

About damn time! According to Fox News, BP has announced that they have successfully inserted a mile-long pipe into the leaking pipe in the Gulf of Mexico. BP remains “hopeful” about their latest oil siphon attempt as do the rest of us. That didn’t stop Obama from monitoring the situation though. On Saturday, Obama spent 4 1/2 hours on Saturday playing 18 holes of golf. On Sunday, instead of playing golf and continuing to add to his own record of rounds of golf played, he decided to play basketball instead. One of Obama’s personal lapdogs in the media Mark Knoller tweeted about it.

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Oil Box Fix doesn’t work due to ice crystals

Terrible news! According to Fox News, a BP PLC official is saying icelike crystals formed inside of an oil containment box when it was placed over a massive oil leak and that crews have had to move the contraption away to study the problem. Chief operating officer Doug Suttles said Saturday that he is not saying that the box has failed. But he did say what they tried Friday night did not work.

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