Louisiana Dem wants BP CEO fired

[cal04]

http://thehill.com/blogs/e2-wire/677-e2-wire/100985-louisiana-dem-wants-bp-ceo-fired

Louisiana Rep. Charlie Melancon (D) on Wednesday called for the firing of BP CEO Tony Hayward in the wake of the massive Gulf oil spill.

BP leases the rig on which an explosion occurred over a month ago, causing the spill which so far the company and the government have failed to stop.

Melancon -- who is challenging Sen. David Vitter (R-La.) in the fall -- said that Hayward's job performance throughout the spill cleanup has not been up to par. He specifically cited comments he made this weekend that he "wants life back."

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Asked if he was calling for his firing, the congressman said "If I perform the way this company has performed, and of course look at the stocks and what has happened in this incident, usually the buck stops there."

[dipsydoodle]

1. look at the stocks ?

Yep - they're down the value at which they stood March 2009. :shrug:

[cwydro]

2. Too bad seppuku

is out of fashion.

[tularetom]

3. I have zero sympathy for Tony Hayward

but I don't have a lot for Rep Melancon either. He has a solid pro oil voting record, he voted against climate change legislation, opposed cap and trade, and has received over $100k in contributions from oil industry sources. (He also voted against health care reform FWIW).

Now all of a sudden he's an environmentalist? Bullshit. Some of the oil is on his hands.