Jim Piccillo’s move to address the lack of leadership in the 5th district suggests a powerful political strategy for congressional candidates in Gulf Coast states. The merging of environmental issues and economic issues could strengthen the hand of Democratic candidates for the mid-term elections.

Senator George LeMieux said, “Right now is not the time to fault the administration, or BP for what they could have or should have done.” LeMieux seems more interested in protecting BP than protecting Florida’s shores.

A coalition of Democratic senators is now stepping into the gap between energy reality and the Obama energy bill, promising to block any bill that fails to remove current pro-industry measures providing favors to coal mining companies and expansion of offshore drilling.

If Ginny Brown-Waite is no longer choosing to deal with the Deepwater Horizon emergency, it’s the responsibility of Richard Nugent to step forward with a plan for saving the 5th district’s beaches, to show that he’s qualified for the job of U.S. Representative

As of yet, Blue Dog Allen Boyd has said nothing about the spill at all. It’s as if he’s pretending the problem doesn’t exist.

Jeff Miller hasn’t introduced or supported any legislation to help prevent such a disaster from happening again. He hasn’t come up with any bills to provide resources to deal with the present spill either.

If Kathy Catstor wants to protect her district from the extreme pollution that comes from offshore drilling, she’ll need to push for a new moratorium, not just the denial of a little distance.

Listing some of the many lobbyists who gave money to Ted Deutch during his first congressional campaign this year. Who among them will come to call now that Deutch will be getting an office in the House of Representatives?

Last year, when Illinois congressman John Shimkus was invited by his constituents to a discussion on climate change, he didn’t show up. John Shimkus is, on the other hand, an attending guest of honor at a weekend-long bash thrown for him this Friday in Orlando, Florida. Shimkus represents neither the city of Orlando nor the [...]

Mario relies much more on political action committees for donations: 53 percent of his 2010 election donations so far, as opposed to Lincoln’s 36 percent. If the Republicans of the 21st district accept Mario as successor to Lincoln Diaz-Balart, they’ll be supporting a candidate who represents corporate interests more than was the case under his brother’s terms in office.