I know that bitch...
Posted on 02/06/2006 6:51:58 PM PST by Ellesu
Whose land would Louisiana be extorting profits from?
Playing with words is cute. An evacuation was called for, mandatory or not, and it was a very successful one. If you meant something else then perhaps you should have said a mandatory evacuation was not called for.
DOg gone the reason for this is a historic fluke going back to the 50's when Perez held so much power. Again its basic fairness. What we are trying to do is find a steady revenue stream that will be able to fund Coastal Restoration. If it doesnt happen the OIl and Gas Industry will be in danger. Thats all thats going on. I dont think this will happen. But it also sends a message to the oil industry that has benifited to uh please help out and to remind them that long tern viability is at stake.
That ain't enough for Blanco. She wants 50% ownership of Federal tracts, too, and unbelievably there are people here supporting that.
I think it would be great if Louisiana could get 50% of the royalties, if Texas gets them also. And AK,MS,AL,etc,also
"As floodwaters caused by Hurricane Katrina (search) began to slowly recede with the ruined city's first pumps returning to operation, Nagin late Tuesday authorized law enforcement officers to force the evacuation of the estimated 10,000 residents who refuse to heed orders to leave.
"But in a Wednesday interview with FOX News, Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Blanco (search) said she had not signed off on the decision.
"The mayor certainly has ordered that but the governor, and that would be me, would have to enforce it or implement it. We are trying to determine whether there is an absolute justification for that," she told FOX News.
"I think the most important thing driving that decision would be the possibility of disease. If indeed the disease problem is evident, is inevitable, we'll have to move to the next stage," she said.
I can't believe you still are not aware that most inland states get 50% of royalties off of FEDERAL land. We had this discussion a few nights ago and why you seem to ignore that is puzzling to me.
Most states, such as New Mexico and Oklahoma, states you said just a couple of days ago got NO royalties from oil and gas tracts, get 50% of royalties off of federally owned land within those states. Come on now, let's be consistent. Federal land onshore/federal land offshore. What's the difference? You can argue that you don't want to give us the 50% because of a deal made 50 years ago. That's one thing but to say it's stealing profits is over the top.
Translation: Everybody now knows Louisiana politics are crooked, and New Orleans' are the crookedest of all, so now we have to pretend that we've changed so that they'll give us BILLIONS OF DOLLARS to steal, mismanage, and just plain run off with. Oh, and "Chocolate City" Nagin wants his share, too.
One thing that's different is that federal lands within a state are still within a state. Federal lands outside the state boundaries, like Blanco wants to grab, are a different matter. She might as well demand a royalty share of every oil tanker that enters Louisiana state waters regardless of where that oil actually came from.
The same could be said for Texas who also gets royalties from off shore drilling off of their coasts. Are they stealing profits? Is that illegal? Is that immoral? Is that reprehensible?
This dame is more worthless than my dog's empty ballsack!
I must have missed where Texas was demanding 50% of the royalties from federal leases offshore.
Point me to that, please.
I know that bitch...
First of all thats incorrect. The reason I am so vehment on this issue is its a mjor simplication of the facts on the ground. Over the last 30 years we have slowly taken this State back from corrupt forces. In 1972 you could have the State Republican convention in a phone booth. We have elected good Republican Congressman to almost all the seats. We have continued to elect reformers to the legislature. We just had a Republican governor that had no record of corruption that was Gov for 8 years before Blanco. In fact out of the Dems running Blanco was not of the old school either. NOLA has always been a problem but that was showing some promising signs. I guess just realize alot of us down here have worked hard to change the systems down here with results
I think I would have gone for Stewie saying "Damn you, vile woman!", but that's just me.
Reminds me of the Queen from Alice in Wonderland.
I'd just like to remind people that over six thousand people lost their lives to the 1900 hurricane that hit Galveston Island.
The point is this Dog GOne. What is needed is long term Coastal protection for the entire coast. Thats the issue. The point has been that Louisiana would use these funds excusively for that. Now before everyone goes Libertarian on me here we have noticed that various places have been protected by Fed Help. The Everglades is a big area where I have never heard people say thats Floridas problem dont spend money. The Coastal erosion problem is massive and cannot be funded soley by Louisiana. Its really a win for everyone if Louisiana Coast are protected. The oil royalty issue is being brought up because again it looks like the major problem is again to be overlooked
The point is the devastation to lives and property and infrastructure was huge. Its was the biggest disaster we have faced. I really dont see that as a debating point. Its like a bomb went off down here in Louisiana and Mississippi
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