Joe Barton

[POAS]

needs to get a clue. (I want to say worse but mama taught me better)

In the committee today he said he was ashamed of what happened in the White House yesterday.

He called it a shakedown of BP which is creating a slush fund of unprecedented proportions.

He said the Holder should not have participated in a 20 billion dollar trust fund.

[POAS]

1. White House reply

"What is shameful is that Joe Barton seems to have more concern for big corporations that caused this disaster than the fishermen, small business owners and communities whose lives have been devastated by the destruction. Congressman Barton may think that a fund to compensate these Americans is a 'tragedy', but most Americans know that the real tragedy is what the men and women of the Gulf Coast are going through right now. Members from both parties should repudiate his comments."

[Cha]

3. I can imagine what the people who lost

their livlihoods and culture must think of this joe barton.

Good call to "repudiate" his remarks. Who would want to be associated with that..especially around the Gulf states?

[POAS]

5. From what I read elsewhere even Boner distanced himself. n/t

[Cha]

6. HA! Way to get out on a limb with

your own big mouth, joe barton. Kinda like the steve king of racial obbsession only this guy is Texas oil.

<snip>

"Barton, who holds a safe seat in Texas, is saying what the leading edge of tea partyers and conservatives are saying -- no matter whether it's good politics, his first worry about the response to the disaster is that it will empower the federal government. Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) said this to me on Tuesday, and Dick Armey said it to me yesterday when I told him about the $20 billion compromise.

Conservatives are reacting instinctively, and the fact that "pay czar" Ken Feinberg will be running the fund leaves an immediate bad taste in their mouths. But Democrats see an opportunity here to discredit the GOP's rhetoric in support of small government."

<snip>

"Not only is the compensation fund that was created yesterday... not a slush fund, and not a shakedown," said Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) speaking shortly after Barton, "rather it was the government of the United States working to protect the most vulnerable citizens we have in our country right now. It is BP's spill, but it is America's ocean."

<more>
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/right-now/2010/06/joe_bartons_apology_and_a_pote.html

So they don't like Ken Feinberg..that's another badge of honor he wears.

Repubs don't support "small government" ..they support corrupt government.

[POAS]

7. Small correction

They support corrupt corporate government.

[Cha]

8. Well there ya go..I stand

corrected!

[Number23]

15. Fabulous reply. Joe Barton is about to join Joe Wilson in the slaughterhouse

[Cha]

2. My first question is..

Who the fark is joe barton? I already know he's an insensitive idiot.

[POAS]

4. He's an

insensitive idiot in the pocket of corporations, in this case specifically big oil.

[bigwillq]

9. Yup

on the clue part. :)

[quiet.american]

10. Just heard Barton give a half-hearted apology "if his earlier comments were misconstrued..."

WTF?

He said he was "ashamed" of the "shakedown" of BP by the WH and the Atty. General of the United States.

Very clear. No leeway to be misconstrued.

What a piece of work.

[Cha]

11. Typical cowardly republicon..can't own what he said..

he tries to blame it on the listener and hope they're as stupid as he is.

barton is SOL.

[grantcart]

12. we should send him flowers

[yowzayowzayowza]

13. He'd jus feed 'em to his hog. n/t

[HughMoran]

14. Best friend the Democrats have had in a while!

Thanks Joe!

I wonder if that nitwit realized that oil will be leaking more than likely right up until election time. Is he that dumb?

[Lindsey]

16. At first I was so freaked out it blew my mind. But then I realized

it's actually a gift because it shows the Repugs for who they are and hopefully will help us in the midterms. I've sent two emails to this pond of scum. I tried to call his office but his voice mail was full. I kinda think the messages expressed people's outrage.