By now everyone has heard of Joe Barton, ranking republican on the Congressional Committee on Energy and Commerce and his apology to BP.
However this allows us to calculate a handy base line.
Barton has received a total of $1,447,880 from oil and gas companies, and his apology consisted of 326 words.
The price of an apology from the ranking Republican on a Congressional Committee = $4440.00 per word.
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What does a few hours squeezing a final cement job cost? BP, if you don't do it.
Solius
EDIT: Ok, that might have been kind of insensitive, but...
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And who do you think his largest benefactor in the oil and gas industry is? None other than Andarko, the minority partner in the ill-fated Macondo well.
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