I don't think they are "stupid", at least the Obama Administration. They view everything with regard to how it will help or hurt the principles of the Democratic/Communist party, and this includes every decision made with regard to the events of the oil rig. They have taken steps that no stupid person could make to INCREASE the oil spill, for instance. No stupid person could purposely reject legitimate sources to start cleaning the oil spill for weeks. To that end, a large oil spill gives Obama far greater "credibility" to lambaste evil republican oil companies, create oil slicks on the beaches, kills more marine life, and destroys more businesses, which is a GOLD MINE for a socialist president.
Destroying the gulf, yes... to promote the Democratic Party.
Typical stupidity would at LEAST have allowed several different sources to stop, or heavily curtail, the spill from the get go. Had Bush been president, oil would probably never even have reached the shore.