BUSTED: Rep. Who Apologized To BP Has Taken Millions From Big Oil

[Turborama]

Gus Lubin | Jun. 17, 2010, 11:55 AM

Rep. Joe Barton has a shaky fundraising background to be delivering such a http://www.businessinsider.com/live-henry-waxman-says-all-oil-companies-are-just-as-unprepared-for-a-major-spill-2010-6">shocking defense of BP. The Texas Republican received $1.5 million in donations last year from big oil, http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/summary.php?cid=N00005656&cycle=Career">according to Open Secrets.

Barton's biggest donor is Anadarko Petroleum --at $146,500 -- http://www.businessinsider.com/25-companies-default-bp-2010-6#anadarko-petroleum-corp-25">a company that drills heavily in the deepwater Gulf and has suffered from the drilling moratorium.

But nevermind, Barton is in a Republican safe seat.

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/right-now/2010/06/joe_bartons_apology_and_a_pote.html">WaPo:

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.) http://voices.washingtonpost.com/right-now/2010/06/bachmann_to_bp_dont_be_chumps.html">said this to me on Tuesday, and Dick Armey said it to me yesterday when I told him about the $20 billion compromise.

From: http://www.businessinsider.com/republican-who-accused-obama-of-bp-shakedown-got-15-million-from-big-oil-2010-6#ixzz0r8ybeNHN

[Jennicut]

1. He loves his Big Oil.

Best quote in Twitter right now:

Joe Barton: "We're very sorry we got all that seawater in your oil, Mr. Hayward."

[Turborama]

2. That is a great quote

Thanks for sharing it!

[tosh]

3. ...

:rofl:

Good one!

[Omaha Steve]

4. K&R!

This is going to be BIG!

[Captain Hilts]

5. Barton is the gift that just keeps on giving. nt

[K8-EEE]

6. Surprise surprise surprise....

Color me shocked! SHOCKED I TELL YOU!

[nichomachus]

7. Barton has been on his back with his legs in the air since the day he took office

The most anti-environmental Congresscrook ever. When the GOP took over Congress in 1995, a colleague of mine was interviewing Barton and mentionef the EPA. Barton interrupted him and said, "Never mind. There won't even be an EPA by the end of the year."

[Rhiannon12866]

8. K&R. Important story!

Barton and his supporters need to get out there and help with the cleanup. x(

[ihavenobias]

9. K & R n/t