Katrina, more trouble for Obama’s deal (and from Senator Landrieu of all people!):

“I still seemed puzzled with the president’s enthusiasm and the Republicans giving an income tax break for people that make over a $1 million,” said Louisiana Sen. Mary Landrieu. “It’s very discouraging that we are actually borrowing $46 billion to apply an income tax relief to individuals and families earning more than $1 million.”
Landrieu added: “But why the president thought he had to give in on this? Why he didn’t have the confidence in a Democratic Caucus to hold the line? I don’t know.”
Asked what he thought about the deal, Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) said: “Not much. You asked what I think of it? Not much.”
Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.) said she needed “to hear about the consequences of this.”
“I don’t believe in trickle-down economics,” Mikulski said. “I don’t believe it will promote growth, and I need to know the consequences to the deficit and the debt.”
Sen. Jack Reed (D-R.I.) raised similar concerns with the deal.
“Frankly, the other reality is that the more of this we do without any offsets for tax increases, tax cuts, etc, the harder it is to deal with what all the Republicans are talking about: the deficit,” Reed said.

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