Their reporter at the BP hearings agrees with the substance of Barton's remarks, just not the way he said it:
Oh, and for the record, I agree in part with Rep. Barton that the establishment of the escrow fund — over and above the claims process that is already in place, and run by an Obama administration hack sold as an "independent third party" — is, if not illegal, than at least extra-legal, and another example of Democrats' selective disdain for the rule of law when it gets in the way of a government-run redistribution scheme.
But, what a stupid way to say it, Rep. Barton! Apologizing to BP????? "A tragedy of the first proportion???" Yeeesh.
The Dish 