Are there any companies out there better suited to plugging the leak than BP themselves? If there's anyone better suited to do the cleanup it's a shame they're not being given the chance.

I'm also wondering what kind of liability a company faces for this type of fuck-up as you'd think that the long-term cleanup would bankrupt a company like BP.

IMO, this type of fuck-up should demand expropriation of the property and rights away from the people who caused the problem. But then, who do you give the oil to? Some other turd company who's likely to do the same thing later on.

It'll be interesting to see how much money BP has to bleed in comparison to the damage estimates.