Democratic Sen. Mary Landrieu to Block Obama's Budget Director Nominee

I'm curious...wasn't Louisiana and Alaska both bought and paid for with taxpayer money BEFORE these territories became states??? Why then do they receive monies from the natural resources but we the buyers don't???? Where's my check Ms. Palin? Why do you get money back but I don't? If you were "Fair and Balanced" seems you would reward me the investor that purchased your territory in the first place. But then greed is a bitch, also>

I guess Ms. Landrieu doesn't represent any commercial fisherman, hotel owners, restaurant owners in her state. We all know the oil companies will take good care of the folks that did nothing wrong but got screwed over. What the hell, just proves both parties have people on the take from big business.

I hope that when the ban is lifted, Ms Landrieu sits down and evaluate ways to insure that he state doesn't suffer from loss of work, etc. if there are future leaks, mishaps. She would do well to look at the tax/contract/law in Alaska---PFD. This tax guarantees every man, woman, and child receives a financial benefit every single years. It is based on a tax/profit on oil companies and can range from a thousand to thousands per person, per year. Then with the tax, she can operate her state any way she likes; thus, not expecting the federal government to step in to regulate, clean up the mess, or prosecute for any infractions. I think that is a win-win for her state and the American people.

Good grief, can't you see, this is her 11th hour desperate plea to help salvage the Dems in congress. As for the government trying to determine the cause of the well disaster, THEY DON'T CARE, it is about stifling our economy so that obama and his minions can say that big oil causes more damage than good. Where was she throughout the last 4 months of this moratorium, huh??? She is just a dem with a small d and anyone with that letter at the end of their title, should be booted.

I guess this is a question as to Ms Landrew's true Reasons. The drilling was stopped due to questions as to whay it happened in the first place and what is the greatest loss to the total area in question. Many people make their living from the Ocean. Also in conciderstion is the destruction of the coast line area's as well. To continue drilling and not knowing why these wells are failing leaves and un answered question leaving the coast lines as well as sea food open for comtamination over and over again. All states need job's and she wishes to hold the Goverment hostage, If thats possible why doesn't she include all the states tha need job's. Thats who she works for as well. Thats the problem we have today. The Senate and Congress fight for their own Individual states while the country as well as whats good for the Country as a whole is falling apart.

Good for Mary Landrew of La.....we need to start drilling in the Gulf and put these people back to work...and to stop workers from moving out of the usa.

The moratorium is giving the government time to make sure no more leaks happen. Let them drill, have another catastrophe, and see how Louisiana and the gulf states like it then. Where was Sen. Mary Landrieu and the gulf state Representatives when BP, and all the other oil companies were given Carte Blanche to do what they wanted. I don't hear her or any other politicians asking for the Head of the Jack Asses in Washington who allowed BP with all their violations,to be allowed to build an allegedly faulty well off their states? How many more bad wells are there?

Maybe she can be bought out again as she was on the health care.

Yea!, for Senator Landrieu, as it sounds as if she has some common sense. Also appeares she is doing the Senate job that her voters sent her to Washington to do for them and their State of LA. As a strong Rep. I'll follow her on her future voting record.

wind solar and geothermal are wonderful thoughts, maybe in 50yrs or so we'll have the technology to make them practical on a large scale. oil and natural gas are our best energy sources until then. what I don't understand is why we drill in water when we have more oil (N and S Dakota) underground than any other country in the world.