Posted on 06/21/2010 6:32:02 PM PDT by pissant
One Republican lawmaker said Monday he agreed with Rep. Joe Barton's (R-Texas) apology to BP.
Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) said he thought Barton was right to call the Obama administration's effort to force BP to create a $20 billion escrow account to pay out claims to victims of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill a "shakedown."
"I think Joe Barton was spot-on when he called it a 'shakedown.' That's part of this administration's process," King said Monday on the conservative Laura Ingraham radio show.
(Excerpt) Read more at thehill.com ...
Cmon King. Toss your hat in for 2012!
Of course it’s a shakedown, and tomorrow King Barry is set to announce new caps for health insurance premiums after meeting with insurance execs today in DC.
BP was just the beginning.
Link to where Palin endorsed McConnell’s comment
Yep, I agree
I hope you realize anyone who stands with Barton writes off any chance they have of winning the primaries in Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and Florida, three of which represent some of the most conservative electorates in the country.
I’ve already seen it here in Alabama. Our Attorney General who was not very popular in our area at all ran TV ads tying his challenger to BP and the oil spill and actually ended up running better in the county then statewide, and his strongest vote was in those precincts that were closest to the Bay and the Gulf.
This thing has the potential to remake politics down here forever. Until Barton opened his mouth this was the gift that was going to give forever because people blamed BP and Obama and Democrat politicians. Barton hurt our cause by providing a Republican face supportive of BP thereby nullifying some of the partisan advantage we were picking up against Obama.
“I couldn’t disagree with Joe Barton more,” McConnell said, calling it “nonsense” for Democrats to link Barton’s comments to Republicans and the oil industry.
“RahmEmanuel= as shallow/narrowminded/political/irresponsible as they come,to falsely claim Barton’s BP comment is “GOP philosophy,” Palin also tweeted in reply to Emanuel’s comments.
http://primebuzz.kcstar.com/?q=node/22681
Yeah, sure.
You sure have a bad case of PC. If you have a mouthful of shit and you can’t call it shit, then you have a problem.
Her comment was an answer to, Barton reading off of a script, and GOP talking points.
Why she called Rahm a liar
These are the facts how much we agree with Barton.
Of course it's a shakedown.
Is that so? I’ll be awaiting your PING when she stands up for Barton. *crickets*
Not reading off of a script is the bottom line.
You are so desperate with your hate for Sarah Palin
that you are reading into comments what isn’t there.
You take the spot light off of Obama and lie about Sarah Palin.
I actually don’t. What I do have a case of is living on a bayou that emptys into a bay that emptys into the Gulf of Mexico in a city where the mayor is trying to formulate a plan for our own oil control to keep it from getting up to the city because the feds and BP are doing nothing.
Let me explain to you what happens if this is not controlled and this thing continues spewing forever. In a best case scenario the economic ramfications will lead to a 50% population loss. That’s best case. You’re talking about anywhere from several million people to up to almost 10,000,000 people who will have to abandon their homes and everything else because they’ll no longer be able to live here.
If you don’t think that the almost immediate dispersement and lost of assets of such a large population won’t have devastating effects on the whole country and especially on the Gulf states then you have never studied history.
Keeping that issue going only plays into Obama’s hands.
It is said, done and over. Keep the spot light on Obama
Just because she hasn't defended him specifically now doesn't mean she's agrees with the RINOs in Congress who cowered and bit the pillow.
I guarantee you she'll come out soon with a Facebook note or an appearance on Fox News and give Barton a thumbs up.
It’s not a shakedown. I don’t think you could find a court in any of the counties/parishes adjacent to the Gulf of Mexico where this spill is happening that would not find BP guilty of criminal negligence.
They had over 700 write-ups over a short period of time while most of their competitors combined didn’t even top 35. It was well known that they were an outlier in the industry. They knew that Deepwater would be a problem in February and decided to not tell anyone because it would have blown a hole in their whole “responsible green company” BS.
If I were on a jury I’d vote guilty for criminal negligence. Of course, I’m from the area actually getting affected by the spill and so my bias makes me nowhere near as qualified to speak on it as someone out in Montana who won’t be affected at all. Right?
Jo Bonner and Jeff Miller are not “RINOS.” Jo Bonner and Jeff Miller represent two districts that are ground zero for this oil spill and are doing exactly what their constituents expect of them.
King came right out of the box and agreed with Barton. Palin followed up with a facebook post on how she formed a taksforce to oversee those bad oil companies in AK. But I’m sure I will get pinged here when Palin joins King in support of Barton.
Repubs could have stood by the truth of Barton's statement; and instead, sent the Dems running. Repubs could have ripped this story from the Dem's, lie-stained mouths and hands and supported Barton, by explaining the 'truth' of the deal - and it would have been recognized as such.
Repubs would have come out far ahead; looking strong and on the 'right side' as Barton is/was. . .instead of looking more, like the back side of horse; that got kicked by a donkey.
As usual
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