joe barton

There are two candidates for the chairmanship of the House Energy and Commerce committee: John Shimkus and Joe Barton. Joe Barton: he's the representative that appologized to BP for the fact that the government wanted BP to set up a fund to pay for the spill clean up. John Shimkus: He doesn't...

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-20008304-503544.html Who does she think she's fooling?

So Limbaugh and a congressman from Texas have both characterized the BP $20 billion compensation fund as a "slush fund." Um....what? Seriously where does that idea even come from? It was also characterized as a "shakedown." Right..........BP is the victim in this. :rolleyes:

Senator Pat Geary, The Godfather II?

I happened across a thread in another forum and discovered that the recent paper by McIntyre and McKitrick have perculated up to some interestingly high and influential places. Namely, The Committee on Energy and Commerce. Several letters officially requesting answers from Mann, et al, can be...