Rep. Charlie Melancon, whose chances at taking BP abettor and Pampers
enthusiast David Vitter’s seat have increased exponentially, saidyesterday,
“I don’t care if it’s a dictator, a king, a democracy, I can’t imagine
[another country] allowing any oil company to go out and do wily-nilly
what was done in the Gulf of Mexico and is being done to the United
States and this state.” And, in a line that should be the retort to any
member of Congress who says a raised or eliminated liability cap will
drive small oil companies out of the deep water drilling business,
Melanconsaid, “If you can’t afford to play in the deep water, you shouldn’t be out there.”It’s
slash and burn time, man. Take ’em down. Like Haley Barbour,
Mississippi’s governor who has said media coverage is scaring away the
tourists while his state’s beaches remain mostly oil-free? Tell ’em to
eat some fish fromWaveland. Or maybe he thinks the kids’ll have funchasing the greased pelicans in Biloxi.
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