Rep. Barton on Obama’s Shakedown of BP (UPDATED)
UPDATED: Barton caves under pressure from republican leadership and retracts his apology to BP CEO Tony Hayward. Joe Barton retracts apology to BP Rep. Joe Barton (R-Texas) is apologizing for his apology. After infuriating Democrats and Republicans alike with his public apology to BP and suggesting that a $20 billion escrow fund was a “shakedown” … Read more