Is it surprising?  Nope, not for a second.  Recently, right-wing 'intellect,' Rush Limbaugh, took aim at the Republicans that demanded Texas Representative Joe Barton apologize for his apology he told to BP CEO Tony Hayward.  On his radio show Monday, through CNN, "Limbaugh suggested the GOP leadership likely agrees with Barton's sentiments, but are driven by recent national polls which suggest the majority of Americans support President Barack Obama's push for BP to set aside $20 billion for future liability claims."

His words seem to lump the entire party with Barton's words, which would not, by any means, be good politically, but it just may be the truth.  Already many Republicans have criticized the administration for what they term as a "shakedown" of BP, with those having the faces of Joe Barton, Michelle Bachmann and Rand Paul.  Those seem like the people on the fringe of the party, but there still are questions.  First, Barton's words were a prepared statement, and a person has to believe that someone had to preview his statement as the ranking Republican on the House Energy and Commerce Committee.  It rarely happens that a person goes that rogue without someone knowing.  Second, how can people continue to vote for these kinds of politicians when their words show their true colors?  It is beyond baffling.

Limbaugh, however, continues, through CNN.com, "Let's just slither away under the rock here.  We'll let Joe Barton get eaten by the Democrat lizards on this to protect ourselves. This is politics and this is the reason why true believers have such a problem with politics. It's just that simple and no more complicated than that."

So people who get a $20 billion fund for the victims of this disaster are "lizards"?  I then ask, Mr. Limbaugh, what would you call those, like yourself, that are standing up for a neglectful company? 

It makes no sense, but then again, when has Limbaugh, Barton, Bachmann or Paul ever made sense.