Gulf Oil Spill

We've all been following the environmental disaster in the Gulf of Mexico. It looks like the "Top Kill" method has worked...lots of fish, birds and other animals are being killed by the oil. Oh, and by the way, since when does shooting mud into a GUSHING oil well stop the leak. I am no engineer, but that sounds stupid. The powerful gush certainly will drive the mud right back out. That reminds me of high school physics. So now we will have oil-soaked mud. Great. This whole debacle caused by BP and the US government makes me think of creating an award for bone-head moves.