Jim Sensenbrenner will not recuse himself from BP investigation

[Poiuyt]

A multimillionaire House Republican who owns thousands of shares of BP stock has no plans to recuse himself from a congressional investigation related to the Gulf oil spill or from votes on Capitol Hill that could affect his investments in the oil company.

Rep. James Sensenbrenner of Wisconsin has avoided directly criticizing BP for the spill itself. At the same time, he has watched his BP stock tank in value.

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Sensenbrenner also has complained about the government's criminal investigation into the circumstances of the oil spill. He said the Justice Department should have identified specific companies it might be targeting for its investigation and that threatening to prosecute BP in court could prevent the company from cooperating fully with Washington.

"BP and the government need each other," Sensenbrenner wrote in a column published Thursday on his website. "So, I question again, how is the president publicly chastising and threatening BP with criminal actions — a company that has pledged to pay for the damage caused by the oil spill accident and who likely wants this resolved more than anyone — helping to stop the oil?"

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[Stinky The Clown]

1. Good ol' Tex. You can always count on his brand of assholery outdoing everyone else's assholery.

[librechik]

2. Sensenbrenner is just about the worst asshole in Congress.

with any luck he'll go down with BP.

[edbermac]

3. Good.

We'll just bring it all up when he starts his reelection campaign.

[Hubert Flottz]

4. James Sensenbrenner is a real POS.

[Owl]

10. That's for damn sure. Senselessbrenner is indeed a POS.

[rzemanfl]

5. I don't know why that area of Wisconsin keeps sending the

Kotex King back to Washington.

[Zynx]

6. Because that area is full of fascists. Trust me. I lived there for ten years.

[rzemanfl]

7. I lived near, but not in it, until 1968. n/t

[Scuba]

8. Jim Sensenbrenner is an embarrassment to Wisconsin...

...Joe McCarthy, Tommy Thompson and Jim "Senslessbrenner" Sensenbrenner are all despicable. Those of us on the left here in Wisconsin are particulary down on "build a fence around America" Jim.

[madrchsod]

9. is`t his official name..".batshit crazy sensenbrenner"?