Joe Barton's Apology to BP

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Originally Posted by TheMercenary

Bottom line, it is all political grandstanding on both sides. I still think they all suck. I fully understand his take on it but I can't really agree on the substance of it. I don't think Obama shook down BP, but I think BP has stepped up to the plate like Exxon never did. Damage control on their part.

Agreed, but I wonder how much of the "stepping up to the plate" was sleight of hand so we wouldn't scrutinize the severity of the spill, allowing them time to try to salvage as much oil as they could.