Political Advice From BPs Handmaiden
by digby
Has there ever been a more loathsome hypocrite than Mary Landrieu? I don't think so:
Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-La.) says President Barack Obama will pay a political price his lack of visibility in the Gulf region during the catastrophic BP oil spill.
“The president has not been as visible as he should have been on this, and he’s going to pay a political price for it unfortunately,” Landrieu told POLITICO. “But he’s going down tomorrow, he’s made some good announcements today, and if he personally steps up his activity I think that would be very helpful.”
Landrieu has certainly been visible --- fluffing British Petroleum in an unseemly way from the very beginning. Perhaps she will not pay a price for that politically --- I've been schooled recently that the people of Louisiana love their corrupt politicians and expect them to keep Big Oil happy.
If that's what Landrieu is talking about in terms of the president, I hope he doesn't listen. The last thing I want to see is President Obama on TV telling all of us that BP is blameless and that we need even more offshore drilling as soon as possible, as Landrieu has been doing. Somehow, I think the "political price" for doing that might be a little bit higher for him than it is for her. (And I don't think she should count on being rewarded for her servile obeisance to the oil industry at this point. It's not quite the political winner it used to be.)
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