Tag Archives: Mary Landrieu

Worst Person

Posted on September 23, 2010 at 5:53 pm by Bob Cesca

Mary Landrieu: owned by Big Oil. Senator Mary Landrieu, Democrat of Louisiana, said Thursday that she would block confirmation of President Obama’s new budget director until the administration lifts the moratorium on deep-water oil drilling in the Gulf of Mexico. … Continue reading →

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Worst Person

Posted on July 1, 2010 at 1:26 pm by Bob Cesca

Mary Landrieu for insisting that Big Oil participate in the investigation — of itself. WASHINGTON — On the same day the White House commission investigating the Gulf oil spill announced its first meetings — July 12-13 in New Orleans — … Continue reading →

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Coincidence? You Decide

Posted on May 5, 2010 at 10:33 am by Bob Cesca

Mary Landrieu on Morning Joe today: After the Challenger blew up, we didn’t say, No more space race. Jack Gerard, CEO of the lead oil lobbyist group, the American Petroleum Institute, on Morning Joe yesterday: We didn’t stop the space … Continue reading →

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Conservadems Are Doing This Because They Can

Posted on December 26, 2009 at 1:42 pm by Bob Cesca

They’re doing it again: “I can only support a bill if the Cadillac plans are taxed at the level they are in the Senate [bill,]” said Landrieu. “It’s not because I’m thrilled about taxing those plans, which I’m not, but … Continue reading →

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Mark Halperin: World's Biggest Asshat

Posted on November 24, 2009 at 3:35 pm by Bob Cesca

Mark Halperin illustrated a blog post about healthcare reform using a Photoshopped image of Mary Landrieu with the There’s Something About Mary “hair gel” hair style. For those of you who never saw the movie, Cameron Diaz accidentally uses something … Continue reading →

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Oh Bloody Hell

Posted on November 22, 2009 at 11:17 am by Bob Cesca

This makes me a little barfy. In light of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s statement tonight–that he welcomes negotiations on a public option compromise–Sen. Chuck Schumer’s spokesman Brian Fallon emails a statement to TPMDC. He says discussions with centrists, such … Continue reading →

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The Perils of Weak Leadership

Posted on October 24, 2009 at 10:46 am by Bob Cesca

If Harry Reid were a strong leader, breaking Republican filibusters with his 60 vote caucus would be fairly simple. But that’s just not the case. So instead, strong policy hangs in the balance — namely the public option in the … Continue reading →

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Doof Quote of the Day

Posted on October 22, 2009 at 12:49 pm by Bob Cesca

“I’m not for a government-run, national, taxpayer-subsidized plan, and never will be.” —Senator Mary Landrieu (D-AHIP) So, as Benen writes, is the senator prepared to vote against Medicare, Medicaid, the VA, SCHIP and Federal Employees Health Benefits Plan? Or is … Continue reading →

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Sphincters and 60 Votes

Posted on October 15, 2009 at 10:09 pm by Bob Cesca

Ezra wrote an interesting piece about 60 votes versus 60 “seats.” While it’s true that there aren’t any guarantees that Ben Nelson, Evan Bayh, Joe Lieberman and Mary Landrieu will vote with the Democratic caucus to break the Republican filibuster, … Continue reading →

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A Price Tag is A Price Tag

Posted on July 20, 2009 at 9:31 am by Bob Cesca

For the Ben Nelson Gang of Six, this was fine and dandy: President George W. Bush signed into law Thursday the first major piece of legislation of his presidency, a $1.35 trillion tax cut over 10 years. David Kurtz notes … Continue reading →

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