Gothamist: One day after Interior Secretary Ken Salazar threatened to push BP out of the way if the company does not stop the Gulf oil spill soon, the Obama administration has walked back that threat. Speaking to reporters yesterday, Salazar said, "There are areas where BP and the private sector are the ones who must continue to lead the efforts with government oversight, such as the deployment of private sector technology 5,000 feet below the ocean's surface to kill the well." Or as Coast Guard commandant Thad Allen put it, "To push BP out of the way, it would raise a question: Replace them with what?"