As significant amounts of oil from the BP disaster moved past Mississippis barrier islands this week, Gov.
Haley Barbour (R-MS) partied in Washington DC to raise money for Republicans. On Wednesday, boats were skimming oil near the Petit Bois Island at the Mississippi-Alabama border. He decided to attend to his duties as a political fundraiser
Source:
http://thinkprogress.org/2010/06/27/barbour-fundraiser-slick/
