lieutenant general russell honore. he served as the commander of joint task force katrina coordinating military relief efforts in the wake of hurricane katrina. he's also a founder of the green army environmental group. general honore, it's a real pleasure to have you with us tonight. thanks for joining us. >> good evening, rachel. >> i imagine you have to be very disappointed in the vote that was taken in the legislature tonight. how did this come to pass? why do you think they were able to pass this? >> well, disappointed is a mild term to use. they were able to pass it because democracy failed the people of louisiana tonight. it showed that the oil and gas flags still fly over our state capitol. meaning that the influence of this industry was able to influence our legislators and basically told them what they wanted them to do, which was to pass a retroactive law. yes, you heard it, rachel.