Sen. Vitter, R-BP

It’s one of the largest man-made disasters ever, and Sen. David Vitter, R-LA, is worried about protection. Not protecting the oceans. Not protecting the beaches. Not protecting the small business owners in his state.

Nope. Vitter is concerned about protecting British Petroleum – a foreign corporation.

Vitter wants the United States Senate to pass a liability cap. His legislation would limit BP’s liability to the equivalent of BP’s last four quarters of profit, because making a corporation pay to fully clean up its mess just seems so … unfair. Or something.

Luckily, Charlie Melancon, who’s running to replace Vitter in the Senate, is fighting for Louisianans, not oil corporations. Melancon supports lifting the liability cap on oil companies that cause spills, and he’s been highly critical of BP since the spill began. “It doesn’t appear they have been honest with us from the start,” Melancon told a local TV station.

Louisianans have a clear choice in November. They can side with Vitter, the senator for BP, or they can side with Melancon, who will be the senator for all the people of Louisiana.