MSNBC's Russert Says Dems Won Big Thanks to Joe Barton

Scott Whitlock | June 17, 2010
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MSNBC's Capitol Hill correspondent Luke Russert thinks the Democrats scored "a really big political victory" due to Rep. Joe Barton's (R-Tex.) gaffe. Russert painted Rep. Barton's criticism of the Obama administration's treatment of BP as a "really big blunder" and used quotes from Republicans and Democrats alike to spin the situation as a huge Democrat lift.