Ed Schultz is trying to make sense of today's ANWAR vote

[CatWoman]

says Landrieu comes from an oil state, and this may be her rationale.

He's not defending her, however.

Tune in:

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[stevedeshazer]

1. I'd like to hear Mary Landrieu defend her vote

Hope he gets her on the show and asks some hard questions.

[tx_dem41]

4. I think Ed stated what her defense will be.

And, being from Louisiana, its actually a reasonable defense from the state's perspective (I don't agree with it though). I don't think it really hurts her in the state when it all shakes out.

[housewolf]

2. What does he say about the 2 Hawaii senators votes?

I'm so curious as to why both senators for Hawaii voted for drilling in ANWR, it just doesn't make sense to me. Does he offer any insight?

[barbaraann]

3. Could their votes have anything to do with oil for Japan?

n/t

[sd_UDO]

5. Hawaii

Maybe they just thought their constituents
didn't like $3 gas?

[Leilani]

12. We were paying $2.00 a gallon years ago

while the mainland was paying reasonable prices.

Now, we pay a lot more.

But it's more than an oil thing. Hawaii & Alaska are allies to the extent that they help each other out. Stephens has always backed Hawaii's interests, & that's reciprocated by Inouye.

[Justitia]

6. What I've heard...they defer to the Alaska senators, it's a HI thing.

I don't give a rats ass about that. AMERICA first, lousy senator loyalty LAST.

[CatWoman]

7. he hasn't discussed them yet

or he may have when I went out of the room.

[KoKo]

10. I believe it was just Akaka who voted for it in the end...Inouye caved.

At least that's what I saw posted here.

[Leilani]

14. No, they both voted against the Cantwell Amend.

[iamjoy]

8. A Pox On All Who Voted "Yea"

How would they like it if some one dumped a smelly, gooey substance on their gardens?

If there is a God who cares he must be weeping now.

[Drewskie]

9. Gas

Gas prices in Hawaii have always been high, since it is such a hassle to transport it there. Quite a long voyage without pipe lines, semi-rigs cruising on interstate high-ways, train transport... By voting for the drilling they cut a deal with the oil companies for lower bulk gas in Hawaii.

[Jesus Saves]

11. nice to see Ed come around on this issue

[Drewskie]

13. ..

His credibility as a liberal talk show host was on the line, since this has been a benchmark issue in the senate for so long. Had he fully supported the drilling he would have lost listeners. I don't think he fully opposed til yesterday, when he had Reid on his show.

[Al-CIAda]

15. Ed is very uninformed and rather frustrating to listen to. -eom

[KoKo]

16. That's Ed's deal...he's the common man. Average American doesn't know

what ANWAR is.

[ProudToBeLiberal]

18. I strongly agree

[CatWoman]

17. I strongly disagree

[Drewskie]

20. ...

He's better on some issues than others.

I like the way he attacks Bush more than, I think, any other leftist talker. Plus he's funny.

[blondeatlast]

21. We can't exactly be picky about who's on our side.

I give him loads of credit for questioning the "conventional wisdom" about the amount of oil up there. He made it clear that he thought the estimates from the pro_drilling types were exaggerated.

[Geek_Girl]

19. I don't think it's hard to figure out

The 2nd top industry funding Landrieu's campaign in 2002 is Oil and Gas.

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