Rep. Charlie Melancon of Louisiana Breaks Down During Oil Spill Testimony

Looks like the South has lossed again. Time to seek Pat Robertson's advice - perhaps?

Senator Melancon cares deeply about the people he represents. I wish all congressmen felt the way he did. It is heartbreaking to watch the oil creep towards the Louisiana shore. Their wetlands and marshes destroyed. Pelicans coated in oil and dead sea turtles on the beaches. People who depend upon the gulf for their jobs are going bankrupt. How much more can the people of this coastline take? All for what? Greed. The oil companies want to make as much money as they possibly can as quickly as they can and they do this without any consideration for the environment or the people of this region. Well, now they have to pay for their GREED and I hope they pay dearly.

Thousands of fisherman, charter boat captains, oystermen, small buisness owners along the coast are ruined! These are entire families that make their living off of the sea, and thier families have done so for generations. Now they have no way to make a living...when will there be some real action...I bet once the oil starts to hit Pensacola and all the other pretty beaches, we will see a sence of urgency to get something done!

Blah Blah Blah........ Stop our dependency on oil, stop coal power plants, stop this, stop that. Funny how all these people say stop but for them to go to work, and comment on here they are using the same oil (gasoline) and coal as everyone else. I don't see them riding huffy's and using a can and string to talk back and forth. If they want to preach, practice it. Go back to living by candle light, and horse and carriage transportation. Give up your cell phones, Internet, TV's, car pools to Jimmy's soccer game, etc.... Then you'll get the one that says Oh I have a hybrid. Ummm still use fuel so, your still to blame. But I have an electric car. Well, you still have to plug it in and get that battery charged from those horrible coal, oil, natural gas, or heaven forbid nuclear power plants. I'm not interested in paying 4, 5, 6 bucks a gallon for gas to get back and forth to work and I'm sure 80% of people feel the same way. Drill Baby Drill. I think you should be able to walk from New Orleans to Corpus Christi without getting your feet wet jumping from oil rig to oil rig. Keep my oil, natural gas, nuclear, and coal energy flowing and cheap. I already have to pay way too much of my money in federal, state, and local taxes.

BP MUST PAY.....AND MUST PAY TO EVERYONE AFFECTED, LETS SEE IF PRESIDENT OBAMA FOLLOWS THROUGH WITH HIS PROMISE.

It is time for all the politicians and political hacks to just shut up. I am tired of hearing about all the "experts" going on television to give their expert opinion. First, we are telling BP to clean up this catastrophy....then in the next breath calling for their incarceration. Secondly, this political blame game must stop. If the members of Congress want to do something, get down there on the next plane and start helping with the cleanup....it's probably the least and I know the only qualified thing they are capable of during because they have failed in oversight and governance. Third, I hope that any investigation does not involve Congress....they are a major part of this problem. This is a problem that may go back as far as three or four administrations....all parties involved should be asked to testify including former presidents and vice-presidents. Finally, if this is not a wakeup call for elimination of our dependence on oil....God help us. Please stop the blame game....HELP OR SHUT UP.....SAVE OUR GULF...STOP DESTROYING GOD'S GIFT TO MANKIND.

America's Wetlands are not only an environmental gem, they provide a large percentage of the seafood produced in this country. Should this valuable area be destroyed by BP's negligence, the U.S. would lose between 65% and 75% of the fish, crabs, shrimp, and oysters produced annually. The residents of this area have made their living in the seafood industry, or businesses that support seafood fishermen, for multiple generations. Entire coastal cities will be wiped out should the worst-case scenario become reality.

He is seeing a lot of suffering and can do little about it. It must be very frustrating.