Pelosi, Hoyer blast Barton, GOP leaders,Washington Republicans seem to have forgotten

[cal04]

http://thehill.com/homenews/house/103979-pelosi-hoyer-blast-barton-gop-leaders

Republican Rep. Joe Barton's (R-Texas) controversial apology to BP was not an isolated incident, but part and parcel to a GOP leadership philosophy, the top two House Democrats charged Thursday.

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"I think it's important to note that it was not inconsistent with comments made by the chairman of the Republican Study Committee, part of the Republican leadership, Representative Tom Price. He said; 'BP's reported willingness to go along with the White House's new fund suggests that the Obama administration is hard at work exerting its brand of Chicago-style shake-down politics,'" Pelosi said.

"I think that Mr. Barton's comments fit comfortably among the leadership of the Republicans in the House of Representatives," Pelosi added, referring specifically to Price but noting that Barton serves as the Ranking Republican on the Energy and Commerce Committee at the behest of Republican leaders.

House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) issued a statement as Pelosi's press conference was beginning in which he called the comments made by Barton and other Republicans "simply unbelievable, and illustrative of a psychology of regulatory neglect that led to a meltdown on Wall Street and now the worst manmade environmental disaster our country has seen."

"In their rush to protect BP, Washington Republicans seem to have forgotten that the real tragedy is not corporate accountability, but the severe personal, economic and environmental devastation that the oil spill has caused for millions of Americans," Hoyer said.

[gateley]

1. I love the term "manmade environmental disaster" especially since -- again! --

the Republicans have referred to it as a 'natural disaster'.

[AndyA]

3. I picked up on that as well.

I wonder how the Republicans figure it was natural? Did God make the Deepwater Horizon on the eighth day? :shrug:

[Uncle Joe]

2. I agree, Barton's comments are consistent with Boehner's earlier statement; from whence

he backtracked, stating that BP and the Federal Government; aka taxpayers should be responsible.

Thanks for the thread, cal.

[annabanana]

4. Those who are determined to lay this disaster at the feet of the

Democrats are chiming in early and often in the comments section...

They must be brain dead not to recognize that runaway deregulation, coupled with the greed of the oil industry, helped along by oilmen in the White House were directly responsible for this mess.