Gulf Spill Cap Containment Operations Crash, Along With Obama's Presidency

At New York Times, "Problem With Cap Causes More Oil to Gush in Gulf." (Via Memeorandum.) A "worst-case estimate" finds the spill spewing "about 2.5 million gallons are spewing a day."



Meanwhile, "WSJ/NBC Poll: Americans Frown on BP Efforts":

A majority of Americans disapprove of the way President Barack Obama is handling the oil spill off the Gulf Coast, but a majority of Americans also said BP hasn’t done enough to stop the spill.



Some 69% said BP has done less — or much less — than what should be expected of the oil company. However, Americans don’t think much of the president, Congress, or the federal government’s response, either.

BONUS: Administration response pics, from the White House Flickr page:

President Barack Obama is briefed on the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico aboard Air Force One en route to New Orleans, La., Sunday, May 2, 2010. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

President Barack Obama listens to Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel, right, during a briefing on the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, aboard Air Force One en route to New Orleans, La., Sunday, May 2, 2010. Also participating in the meeting are, from left, John Brennan, assistant to the President for homeland security and counterterrorism, Carol Browner, assistant to the President for energy and climate change, and Press Secretary Robert Gibbs. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

U.S. Coast Guard Commandant Admiral Thad Allen, left, who is serving as the National Incident Commander, and EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson, right, brief President Barack Obama about the situation along the Gulf Coast following the BP oil spill, at the Coast Guard Venice Center, in Venice, La., Sunday, May 2, 2010. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

President Barack Obama, National Incident Commander Admiral Thad Allen, and Lafourche Parish President Charlotte Randolph look at the effect the BP oil spill has had on Fourchon Beach in Port Fourchon, La., May 28, 2010. (Official White House photo by Pete Souza)

One of the Presidential helicopters flies over southern Louisiana as President Barack Obama returns to New Orleans after visiting Grand Isle, May 28, 2010. (Official White House Photo by Chuck Kennedy

RELATED: At ABC News, "BP Oil Spill Disaster: Two Killed in Accidents; Containment Cap Removed After Robot Sub Collision; Gulf of Mexico Well Leaking at Nearly Full Force Until Repairs Can Be Made."