Even Repukes are calling for Barton's head on a platter

[Perky]

Republicans, particularly Gulf state lawmakers, are furious at Rep. Joe Barton (R-Texas) and may ask him to cede his job as top Republican on the Energy and Commerce Committee in the wake of his apology to BP Thursday.

"People are calling for his head," said a GOP member of the committee.

Indeed, Rep. Jeff Miller, a Florida Republican, was the first in his party to call for Barton to resign as the ranking Republican on the committee after hearing Barton call the $20 billion cleanup fund a White House “shakedown.”

“I am shocked by Congressman Joe Barton’s reprehensible comments that the government should apologize for the ‘shakedown’ of BP,” Miller said. “BP has caused the greatest ecological and environmental disaster our nation has ever seen.

“I condemn Mr. Barton’s statement,” Miller said. “Mr. Barton’s remarks are out of touch with this tragedy and I feel his comments call into question his judgment and ability to serve in a leadership on the Energy and Commerce Committee. He should step down as Ranking Member of the Committee”

Talk on the House floor at a Thursday morning vote already centered on the potential fallout of Barton's apology. Some Republicans, led by Miller, are calling for him to lose his status on the committee, but no formal decision has been made.

"It's fair to say there were some people who were very upset," added a GOP leadership aide.



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[livetohike]

1. November is only five months away....the GOP has lots of work

to do to repair this damage. They are a party in disarray. They can't control the legislators' big mouths and they can't control the meth freak Palin from running hers. I predict a Democratic landslide in Congress.

[gateley]

4. God - they've given us our ads. Just show (name goes here) saying (dumb ass thing

goes here) then show the same person retracting and saying the opposite.

[livetohike]

7. Exactly. It's a gift. This is going to be some mid-term

election season.

[Richardo]

2. I'm recommending every Barton thread today

:applause:

[gateley]

3. All better now. Barton apologized if his morning comments were 'misconstrued'.

I hope he got an earful during the break.

[vaberella]

6. It's not better---it will never be better. n/t

[gateley]

11. Did I REALLY need the sarcasm thingy? And I will be greatly disappointed if

we don't keep banging the drum on this.

[vaberella]

12. Yeah you did.

sorry...but "sarcasm" goes over my head. I'm really sarcasm illiterate when it comes to net-speak. Sorry about that. :(

[gateley]

13. That's the problem (or one of them) of communicating this way -- you can't

"hear" the inflection, and, surprisingly, you can't read my mind! :7

This is what smilies are for -- I vow to use them in the future!

That being said, I agree with your sentiment wholeheartedly. :hi:

[vaberella]

14. Thanks for understanding.

:pals:

[tblue37]

8. That's like the typical non-apology apology: "I am sorry if anyone felt hurt

or offended by my comments."

[gateley]

10. "I'm sorry if you're too stupid to agree with me and took offense." nt

[vaberella]

5. He ruined their chances in November. n/t

[besdayz]

9. a

they can raise a lot of money with palin and their other fringe people but what it appears like is an echo chamber that is more confined to a small group of nuts.


its like nominating several dozen pat buchanon's around the country....every other comment offends a portion of society