BP should pay the fix from its own pocket, this is clear. Maybe the gov't doesn't want to pay, for a fix BP should pay. And BP wants the gov't to take over and pay for it?
The Obama adminstration blessed the operation of this rig and gave the owners a safety award *2 months ago*. This leak is Barrack Obama's personal responsibility. While he is running around subverting the laws of Arizona the Gulf of Mexico is being destroyed.