Rep. Joe Barton: Right, but at the wrong time

By: Bill S (Diary)  |  June 21st at 09:15 PM  | 

By now we’ve all heard about Rep. Joe Barton’s apology to BP for the government’s “shakedown” of forcing them to fund a $20B slush fund to pay for the Gulf oil spill damages.  On the surface, Barton’s statement was correct, and he should not have had to apologize for it.  But, he should never have said a word in the first place.  Sometimes it is | Read More »

Reading is not a strength for the Robin Carnahan campaign

By: Bill S (Diary)  |  May 30th at 07:00 AM  | 

This past week, the campaign for Democrat Senate candidate Robin Carnahan released a hit video criticizing Republican Senate candidate Rep. Roy Blunt about his response to the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.  The video claims that “BP’s Bill for Cleanup is only $75M” and that supposedly, Blunt is OK with that. One problem:  current law does NOT cap cleanup costs at $75M. | Read More »