Showing posts with label Charlie Melancon. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Charlie Melancon. Show all posts

Monday, June 21, 2010

The Invisible Hand Gives Deep Water Drilling the Finger

by Crashing Vor

More than once in these posts I've cited the work of Times-Picayune business reporter Rebecca Mowbray. She is deeply knowledgeable in many of the industries that affect our state's economy, particularly energy and insurance. And this Sunday, she drove a stake through the heart of a simplistic talking point at the crossroads where those sectors meet.



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Friday, May 28, 2010

No Words. Only Tears & Heartbreaking Images

by ridemybike

Today, during a House subcommittee meeting on the BP oil spill, Representative Charlie Melancon, a Democrat from Louisiana representing much of the coastal area being directly affected by the spill, broke down in tears while delivering his remarks. He started to quiver, and was unable to finish. He asked that his remarks be submitted for the record, and walked out of the hearing. His tears belong to all of us.

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