President Obama made a promise to Gulf Coast residents today: "You're not alone. You will not be abandoned. You will not be left behind."People along the Gulf Coast have been hearing happy talk from BP and various governments for a month now. No one believes any of it anymore. Actions speak louder than words. If you actually believe this, do something useful about it for a change!
Visiting Louisiana, Obama said the Gulf Coast oil spill is "our highest priority" and has already triggered "the largest cleanup effort in U.S. history."
"We wanna stop the leak," the president said. "We wanna contain and clean up the oil. And we wanna help the people of this region return to their lives and our livelihood as soon as possible."
"This isn't just a mess that we've gotta mop up," Obama said, calling the spill a "nightmare."
...The president offered his "solemn pledge" that he'll do whatever it takes to solve this problem, and said that whatever Coast Guard Adm. Thad Allen needs, "he will get."
Americans forget so easily. If you are not directly impacted, you forget.
BP has been shockingly complacent about keeping people informed regarding what they are doing. That's corporate life for you!
This video is so poignant:
Congressman Melancon has accepted reasonably large amounts of money from oil interests:
Charlie Melancon has received $117,100 in oil contributions during the 110th congress. $101,750 of those dollars were from industry PACS. In total, he has received $235,200 since 2000.Yet, Congressman Melancon and his constituents have been utterly betrayed by BP. Everything he and his constituents have worked for is in ruins. But feckless Americans will soldier on, preoccupied with their own concerns, as the world slowly dies.
He has voted in favor of big oil companies 64% of the time on important oil-related bills. These include Iraq War Funding, Climate Change Studies, Clean Energy, and Ending Oil Subsidies.
No comments:
Post a Comment