Shakedown Street

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Representative Joe Barton reflects the outlook of the GOP perfectly.

If I were not so unbelievably cynical, I would not have believed my ears.

This man sat in front of BP CEO Tony Hayward and APOLOGIZED on behalf of the American people for Obama's "shakedown" of the oil company.

You really can not make this up.

And now, of course, the Republican Party is going into damage-control mode. But is it really going to help their image? Sadly, there are so many idiots in this country that just may agree with the good ole Libertarian view of laissez faire government.

Let the corporations regulate themselves!

What could possibly go wrong?

Oh yeah... THAT.