Rep. Barton apologizes to BP for Obama 'shakedown'

[KSGregman]

Originally Posted by derf

New, I really think that he looked at the situation and layed his chips down on a bad hand. In this case he thought he could make a statement against Obama. He doesnt care what he says as long as he gets a 30 second sound bite that gets him on the news, and in this case he got what he want, just not the way he wanted it

I doubt it....I think it's FAR more likely that he looked at his campaign financier checklist and saw BP on the list to the tune of $26,000+.....he's clearly bought and paid for by Big Oil.