“A source told The Times-Picayune that officials would announce the failure of the top kill option at a 4 p.m. Saturday briefing in Robert .
BP is expected to announce that it will move on to its next option, known as LMRP. The procedure involves cutting off the failed, leaking riser at the top of the Lower Marine Riser Package on the blowout preventer to get a clean-cut surface on the pipe.”
And where is the change we were promised? We want the oil companies disassembled and sold off for scrap. [nola.com]
Red State correspondent Jamie Sommers reports from Phoenix – apparently, the help are pissed off:
Messing around on the web and came upon this. Pretty much on board with all of the choices, but the editorial we disagrees with the choice of the Subaru SVX. A former girlfriend had one, and we liked to tear around in it despite the funky windows and the absence of a manual transmission (they were auto only).
What can we add?
Is anyplace safe? Can they crash any event? Oy ….
NSFW – and can you blame Sarkozy for trying to get this video off YouTube? She’s the FIRST FUCKIN’ LADY du FRANCE! Can’t get the embed code, but you can go to Gawker and watch Mrs. Sarkozy tell you she wants your finger up her ass. [Carla Bruni Asks for a Finger Up Her Butt, in Seven Different Languages/Gawker]




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