Joe 'I apologize, BP' Barton loses $150,000 in campaign investment money

[Joanne98]

This guy really knows how to pick a winner. It's good to see karma in action with people like Barton.

Rep. Joe Barton lost more than $154,000 on investments of his campaign funds during the last three months, according to a CQ MoneyLine study of campaign finance reports. The Texas Republican’s campaign fund losses are due in part to drops in energy company stocks, including BP.
Turbulence in the financial markets has taken its toll on several House campaigns, which lost in total more than a quarter of a million dollars in campaign funds since March because they invested in the stock market, but Barton’s losses make up the largest chunk of that.

http://www.americablog.com/2010/07/joe-i-apologize-bp-barton-loses-150000.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Americablog+%28AMERICAblog%29


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[Spazito]

1. Damn, that is so sad...

Am looking for the appropriate smiley for this occasion......gosh, I can't decide....

:nopity: or :bounce:


oh, hell, I've decided



:nopity: and :bounce: while throwing in ::woohoo: for good measure.

[Hekate]

2. Awwwwwww

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[BlueIdaho]

3. Guess he should have invested in Glenn Becks gold scheme...

Poor baby.

[Skidmore]

4. You are allowed to invest campaign funds?

Why?

[Historic NY]

5. Did he buy Fool's gold too.

[muntrv]

6. All I gotta say is....

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