The only “natural disaster” was the recent lightning strike, because everyone not directly employed by BP on the Deepwater Horizon felt BP was on the road to disaster.

Gulf Spill Highlights Republicans Who Are ‘Owned, Bought And Paid By The Oil Industry’

Pivoting off Rep. Joe Barton’s (R-TX) apology to BP CEO Tony Hayward for what he called a “shakedown” from the White House, the Washington Post noted yesterday that “the episode showed the uncomfortable spot in which some Republicans find themselves”:

[S]ome Republicans are having trouble bringing themselves to say anything bad about an industry that has been so good to them. It was notable that in their statement distancing themselves from Barton, House Republican leaders John A. Boehner (Ohio), Eric Cantor (Va.) and Mike Pence (Ind.) referred to the spill — caused by the explosion of an oil rig — as a “natural” disaster.

The oil industry “has deep pockets, and they have a long history of supporting Republicans,” said political consultant John Weaver, a former strategist for John McCain’s 2008 presidential campaign. “Like any kind of addiction, it’s a terribly difficult thing to break.”

LOL

There always seem to be money to fund these whackoes, not matter what they are pushing.

Great jobs – sure, all those charter boat captains out of Destin harbor really wanted to spend years getting together the money for their vessels so they could be someone else’s employees./ sarcasm

Have you seen this? From TP:

EXCLUSIVE: BP Funds Front Group Claiming Oil Spill Jobs Are Better Than ‘Normal’ Ones, Storm Will Clean Up Oil

One get’s to a point where nothing surprises any longer, and there are no point to words.