Rep. Joe Barton just can't leave well enough alone

Two stories about Rep. Joe Barton today:

Rep. Joe Barton (R-Texas) will retain his top spot on the House Energy and Commerce Committee, according to GOP lawmakers.

Barton, who came under fire after apologizing to BP CEO Tony Hayward at a hearing last week for the way the government had treated the oil company, will stay on as ranking member of the committee, which oversees oil and gas regulation, among other areas. 

Barton gave a "heartfelt apology" to members of the GOP conference on Wednesday morning, according to one of his toughest critics, Rep. Jo Bonner (R-Ala.). 

Bonner told The Hill that Barton's apology was the "end of that."  (Link)

Just hours later (via Dave Weigel)

Rep. Joe Barton (R-Tex.) has cheekily responded to criticism over his "apology to BP" by tweeting a link to an American Spectator article titled "Joe Barton was right."

The tweet has now been removed and Barton representatives claim they were only linking to a Peter Hannaford article defending Barton's original apology to BP.

It seems Rep. Barton or his staff aren't interested in having Barton's "heartfelt apology" to the GOP conference being the "end of that".