Venice, Louisiana (CNN) -- Beleaguered BP hit another snag Wednesday morning in its attempt to cap the undersea gusher responsible for the worst oil spill in U.S. history.In a way, watching these repeated failures is starting to make me nostalgic for pre-Payton era Saints football.
The blade of a diamond wire cutter being used to slice off the damaged riser pipe got stuck -- much like a saw on a tree limb -- and stalled the "cut and cap" operation, said U.S. Coast Guard Adm. Thad Allen, the federal government's point man on the Gulf oil spill.
Question: Why don't they drill potential relief wells at the same time that they dig the production well? If it's the only thing that works in this situation, perhaps it's best to not wait four months while watching the Spillcam follies 24 hours a day.
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