Charlie Melancon

The Infamous 53: Same Old Crowd with a Few New Dogs

Cuba Journal (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009

As you probably know, a group that I have dubbed The Infamous 53 , recently sent a letter to Speaker Nancy Pelosi opposing freedom for all Americans to travel to Cuba. Transcripts of the letter were available on the Internet. What was not ready available was the actual names of the 53. An alert reader of Cuba Journal sent to me a PDF file link with the text and the signatures and the names of the 53....

Democrats Doing Horrible in the Jacksonian Belt

Opinionated Catholic (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009

A great must read here at A Jacksonian Republican sweep? I should not that Charlie Melancon district is mentioned. That of course is not in the Jacksonians belt but in deep Cajun country. Still for many deacdes now Cajuns have mirrored many voting patterns of the "redneck" Jacksonians. In North Louisiana where I live (which I would say is part of the Jacksonian belt) the problem can be seen...

Melancon files Chinese drywall aid bill

WAFB - Local News (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009

U.S. Rep. Charlie Melancon has filed a bill to block insurance companies from canceling homeowner insurance policies for people who discover their homes contain allegedly defective Chinese drywall.

Chinese Drywall Insurance Bill Proposed, Lawsuit Deadline Nears

NewsInferno (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009

A Chinese drywall bill just introduced in the U.S. Congress would prohibit insurers from dropping or changing policies on homes built with tainted Chinese drywall. According to The Bradenton Herald, the Chinese drywall insurance bill is being sponsored by Rep. Charlie Melancon, D-La. The U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC) has received about 1,897 [...]

STORIES OF THE DAY (Tuesday, November 17th)

Louisiana Political News Service (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009

. . NEW REPORT SEEKS TO QUANTIFY STATE JOBS AUDIT: Contract Employees Not Counted- Lawmakers seek worker numbers N.O. mayoral race fund-raising leader is John Georges EDITORIAL: Weighing Tax Defeat 2010 too soon to take to voters- Walker: "I'm not deaf and I'm not blind" National health care debate complicates Louisiana politics MELANCON TARGETED ON HEALTH CARE 'Get involved': Businesspeople...

The Hill Gets It Wrong-- Real Democrats Embrace Healthcare Reform As Blue Dogs Slink Off To Perfect The Creigh Deeds Strategy

DownWithTyranny! (Free subscription) | 11/15/2009

Aaron Blake seems like a decent enough writer at The Hill but sometimes... I just get the idea those headlines come right from the RNC communications department. Like yesterday's: Few Dems In Big Races Jump Headlong Into Backing Health Bill . Unless he meant "Few Blue Dogs," he sure has that wrong, wrong, wrong. The suicidal Blue Dogs and fellow travelers (like Artur Davis, the cowardly conservative...

FDA Backs Off on Proposed Raw Oyster Ban

ShoppingBlog.com (Free subscription) | 11/14/2009

The FDA has put on hold its plans to ban the sale of raw oysters harvested during the warm months of the year after criticism from oystermen and legislators from oyster-harvesting states. The FDA said it would continue to study the issue: oysters tainted with bacteria kill 15 Americans each year. Rep. Charlie Melancon (D-La.), who is going after Senator David Vitter's seat, said that 15 people was...

House Vulnerability Index, Revisited

Swing State Project (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009

You may remember that in the wake of the 2008 elections, I tried out a new quantitative project, developing an index for predicting vulnerability for House members based on a mix of PVI and previous House election performance. (It turned out to be pretty useful, in that 2006 numbers were pretty predictive of who actually got knocked off in 2008.) I included, of course, what the index would predict...

On "boycotts"

Daily Kos (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009

Politico : After a host of battleground district House Democrats voted against the health care bill Saturday, liberal blogger Markos Moulitsas, founder of the widely read Daily Kos, urged followers of his blog to stop donating to another party committee — the DCCC, the committee charged with reelecting Democratic House incumbents — and instead contribute directly to candidates. “So...

So nice that Joseph Cao voted for...

Liprap's Lament - The Line (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009

So nice that Joseph Cao voted for "life" and against his party lines . Even more lovely is the list of 65 Democrats who decided to add the amendment Cao supported with that yea vote...and they have all redrawn the lines of health care reform over women's reproductive rights : The Stupak Amendment goes far beyond the abusive Hyde Amendment , which has denied federal funding of abortion since...

A Stupak amendment of our own

Open Left (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009

Last night, 23 Democrats voted against providing 36 million Americans with health insurance while reducing the deficit, but in favor of the Stupak amendment to restrict reproductive rights for low-income women. Those 23 Democrats are : Jason Altmire (PA-4); Bobby Bright (AL-2); John Barrow (GA-12); John Boccieri (OH-16); Dan Boren (OK-2); Ben Chandler (KY-6); Travis Childers (MS-1); Artur Davis (AL-7);...

• House Passes Democratic Health Care Bill 220 to 215 - Michael Goldfarb - The Blog
• The 39 Democrats Who Voted "No" - Amspecblog
• See the 5 articles on the same subject

The Sunday Shows, Health Care And Afghanistan

Marc Ambinder (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009

First, some bonuses: = the 39 Democrats who voted against the House bill -- John Adler (NJ) Jason Altmire (PA) Brian Baird (WA) John Barrow (GA) John Boccieri (OH) Dan Boren (OK) Rick Boucher (TX) Allen Boyd (FL) Bobby Bright (AL) Ben Chandler (KY) Travis Childers, Artur Davis (AL)**, Lincoln Davis (TN) Chet Edwards (TX) Bart Gordon (TN) Parker Griffith (AL), Herseth Sandlin (SD) Tim Holden (PA) Larry...

Republican Anh "Joseph" Cao Shows More Conscience Than Democrats Who Voted "No"

The Liberal Curmudgeon (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009

The Republican tally for House votes in favor of health care reform: one. That one affirmative voter is Representative Anh "Joseph" Cao (left) of Louisiana. Explaining his vote, Cao said : “I read the versions of the House bill. I listened to the countless stories of Orleans and Jefferson Parish citizens whose health care costs are exploding — if they are able to obtain health...

The House Healthcare Vote

Swing State Project (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009

The House passed the healthcare bill late last night, 220-215. Only one Republican, Joseph Cao (LA-02), voted in favor. Here are the Dems who voted no: District Incumbent District Incumbent District Incumbent AL-02 Bobby Bright MN-07 Collin Peterson OH-16 John Boccieri AL-05 Parker Griffith MO-04 Ike Skelton OK-02 Dan Boren AL-07 Artur Davis MS-01 Travis Childers PA-04 Jason Altmire AR-04 Mike Ross...

The Real Traitors

pas au-delà (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009

Last night Heath Shuler loudly proclaimed: "I do not want my job next year." Votes to poison bill as alleged compromise and then still votes to kill it. Women's rights set back several decades. Unforgivable : The real traitors tonight (Yes on Stupak, No on HCR) by sharedferret Sat Nov 07, 2009 at 09:22:55 PM PST We had a total of 64 Democrats that voted "Yes" to the Stupak amendment,...