Barbour backtracks on opposition to BP escrow account: "I think the President was smart"

Lasst week Dirty energy lobbyist-turned-Governor Barbour was concerned that escrow account will cut into BP's profits, saying "It bothers me." On Sunday, on NBC's Meet the Press, when host David Gregory asked Barbour why he opposed the account now that the oil giant has agreed to pay into it, Barbour made a statement that might find its way into a bar reelection campaign ad.  Think Progress has the video

BARBOUR: Right, well, I thought that they were talking about taking $20 billion...