Rep. Joe Barton thinks it's a tragedy...

“I think it is a tragedy of the first proportion..." -- Rep. Joe Barton (R-TX).

What, Joe -- that BP despoiled our coast? That the worst environmental disaster in history in the U.S. is still getting worse by the minute? That our government let a corrupt corporation do what it wanted to in a ecologically sensitive and critical habitat???

Well, no. "...that a private corporation can be subjected to what I would characterize as a shakedown...” -- referring to the $20 billion escrow account for Gulf restoration BP set up after meeting with Pres. Obama.

Gee, Joe, we never knew you were so sensitive! Video.