Barton Retracts Apology To BP | Talking Points Memo

Rep. Joe Barton is sorry he said he was sorry. His office has now issued a statement retracting his earlier apology to BP further than he did earlier this afternoon during a congressional hearing with BP CEO Tony Hayward.“I apologize for using the term ‘shakedown’ with regard to yesterday’s actions at the White House in my opening statement this morning, and I retract my apology to BP,” Barton said.


This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=125063