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Dave Weigel gives sarcastic credit where it's due...
Thank you, Tony Hayward, for driving your yacht into the oil well on a one-man mission to stop the leak. #hero
...while conservative blogger Lori Ziganto is still cynical.
The oil leak hole is plugged? What, is every golf course closed today or something?
Brad Plumer is astounded by this little tidbit:
The cap that (hopefully) stopped the oil leak was dreamed up by an anonymous plumber: http://bit.ly/cozDE2
And Jason Linkins sees a literary agent in the oil cam's future:
Well, BP Oil Cam, it looks like it's time for you to get to work on your book/sex tape.
David Waldman cheekily starts a conspiracy:
Why isn't Obama starting the oil leak again so he can stop it?
Finally, Jonathan Cox is keeping emotions in check.
NEWS: BP has stopped the oil leak. In a related story, BP has legally changed the definition of the word "leak".
Bonus: a low-blow Inception preview (sorry, England).
Inception is about a small group of highly trained individuals that are sent to destroy peoples dreams. Like the England football team.
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