Tea partiers wary of regulation, even in BP spill

[XanaDUer]

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gVpp7OX179y8YC95IvcwQe8UevlgD9GFH16G1

JACKSON, Miss. — A tea party favorite running for the U.S. Senate in Kentucky says President Barack Obama is using the Gulf of Mexico oil spill to advance an energy tax.\

While Democrats denounce BP for the spill, a Republican congressman from Texas accuses the White House of performing a $20 billion "shakedown" by pushing the company to create a compensation fund for spill victims. Rep. Joe Barton also apologizes to BP Chief Executive Tony Hayward at a Capitol hearing, although he is later pressured by GOP leaders to apologize for his apology.

In the two months since BP's underwater well ruptured and started belching millions of gallons of crude into the Gulf, many conservatives have expressed fears that Obama and his allies will use the spill to make government bigger and intrude more into private enterprise.

Republican Senate candidate Rand Paul of Kentucky said Friday that he was disturbed by Obama's promise to find out "whose ass to kick."

[SpiralHawk]

1. "We aplogize." - Joe the Barton & Faux Conservative Cronies (R)

"We are so sorry we are such a clueless clan of corporate ass kissers. But the payola is good."

- Joe the Barton & Faux Conservative Cronies (R)

[PJPhreak]

3. That photo is wrong on Sooooo many levels,lol! nt

[Javaman]

2. The people are demented. nt

[XanaDUer]

4. Kick.

nt.