Joe Barton's Fellow Texans Don't Agree with His Apology to BP

The cost of this oil spill is unknown and it could easily reach into the trillions of dollars. BP scientists have no idea how to stop the oil well from leaking. By all appearances, the chairman of BP could care less if the leak is stopped.

I heard today that oil is washing ashore not only in the Gulf states but also as far north as Georgia and South Carolina. This oil is getting into our food chain and I can assure you it will affect each of us in the country in one way or another over a period of years. It may affect Europe, Asia, and Africa also.

There needs to be a thorough inventigation of the explosion and leak until all responsible are prosecuted to the fullest extent of law. This spill should be prosecuted as a crime against humanity. Charges need to be brought in whatever jurisdiction that has the harshest penalties.

Now how do you prosecute billionaires and not have to worry about prosecutors, law enforcement, judges, or politicians from being bought off and charges dropped?

Joe Barton apologized to BP saying that the president had no authority to force BP to create an escrow fund. Barton's critics use their big imaginations to believe that they heard Barton say that he was defending BP against blame for the incident. Smart people know this and won't let this issue sway them from voting the Democrats out in November.

Try to always remember, Republicans are for the rich! Dick Cheney, Haliburton.

Hey here is a new ideal,,forget Joe Barton,,lets focus on Congress and see if they pass a law to make sure this never happens again,,, a million to 1 they don't, they didnf't enforce the laws already on the books, and want to play politics and blame BP alone,,no wonder America is in such straits, stupid Americans acting like parrots and voicing what they here on the nightly news,,hilarious.

I'm a Texan and embarrassed by Joe Barton and his comments. His greatest duty to our country and to Texas would be to support the efforts toward cleanup, toward improving the lot of those who are suffering from BP's actions, and toward the environmental damage done. Joe Barton should be replaced NOW.

i do agree with his comments. let the legal system do its job. so far, it isn't like BP has said no to any of the costs. additionally, wait for the next US company that messes up overseas to get a similar shakedown...........

Joe Barton is entitled to his opinion. His subsequent retraction shows his true lack of character.

Joe Barton is way out of touch with the American people. How could he possibly side with "big oil" and apologize to BP for President Obama's heroic act of requiring them to set up a 20 Billion dollar fund to aid the "little people", as BP likes to call them, who are loosing everything due to this disgusting situation that BP and their cohorts caused. Republicans should get rid of Barton once and fop all!

I sure am getting tired of these APOLOGY TOURS, with the ' I misspoke' junk. You didn't misspeak, you told a flat-out LIE. How about manning up and saying what you mean, and mean what you say, and quit hiding under your desk. It's your opinion and nobody elses, say what you feel and accept the consequences, whether they are good or bad.

oh really...excuse me but I would certainly say that was much more than a goof.