The real shakedown occurs when "Smokey" Joe Barton (R-Tx) solicits campaign contributions from oil companies.
Individuals and political action committees in the oil and gas industry have been Mr. Barton’s biggest source of campaign money, it reported, contributing $1.4 million since the 1990 election cycle.
Source: "Republican Backpedals From Apology to BP" By JACKIE CALMES - NY Times - June 17, 2010
Stephen Crowley/The New York Times

"Smokey" Joe Barton (R-Tx)
Source: Stephen Crowley/The New York Times

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