Dems zeroing in on Republican support of BP

by David Safier

It looks like the DNC doesn't plan to let this issue go away. Joe Barton's apology to BP for the Obama "shakedown" that led to setting up a $20 billion escrow account wasn't a "gaffe." It was a follow up on the Republican assertion that by standing up to BP, Obama was pulling a "Chicago style shakedown."

The Rs may have overplayed their hand on this one.

Here's the latest DNC ad.