Statement by House GOP Leaders Boehner, Cantor, & Pence, Barton Was Wrong

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http://republicanleader.house.gov/News/DocumentSingle.aspx?DocumentID=191257


House Republican Leaders John Boehner (R-OH), Eric Cantor (R-VA), and Mike Pence (R-IN) issued the following statement:

"The oil spill in the Gulf is this nation’s largest natural disaster and stopping the leak and cleaning up the region is our top priority. Congressman Barton’s statements this morning were wrong. BP itself has acknowledged that responsibility for the economic damages lies with them and has offered an initial pledge of $20 billion dollars for that purpose.

"The families and businesspeople in the Gulf region want leadership, accountability and action from BP and the Administration. It is unacceptable that, 59 days after this crisis began, no solution is forthcoming. Simply put, the American people want all of our resources, time and focus to be directed toward stopping the spill and cleaning up the mess."

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1. NATURAL disaster? MAN-MADE disaster, you assholes!

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[Vinnie From Indy]

2. Who the hell does Barton think he is - Rush Limbaugh?

IN short, these other douchebag GOP'ers are telling Barton not that he fucked up, but that he should leave the heavy mud-slinging bullshit to the professionals like Limbaugh and FOX News.

[MindandSoul]

4. What does Limbaugh have to say about Barton's remark???

He probably supports it all the way. . .two birds of a feather. . .

[Vinnie From Indy]

5. I believe "Ol' Drug and Guts" Limbaugh was saying exactly the same thing

Media Matters has clips of fatass calling the 20 billion a "chicago" shakedown.

[MindandSoul]

10. No surprise, then! True to himself!

[WeDidIt]

3. They can't even get their apology about the apology for the apology right!

This is NOT A NATURAL DISASTER!

Dumbasses, this is 100% MAN MADE!!!

[dgibby]

6. These guys are the republican's answer to the Three Stooges,

only not as smart or funny.

[Wednesdays]

7. You honestly think that was an unintentional error?

If so, I gotta bridge to sell ya.

[Arkana]

11. Not only that, but I also noticed they couldn't help but get a dig in

at Obama in there.

They're just a bunch of whiny, combative fucks.

[Old and In the Way]

8. So the whole Republican Study Committee is wrong?

They pretty much said the same thing that it amounted to a shakedown of BP. It must be hard for the private service oriented Republicans to deal with the public service requirements of their jobs...hard to serve 2 masters.

[alstephenson]

9. K & R