https://redstate.com/brian_d/2010/07/13/today-in-washington-july-13-2010/feed/Conservative News & Politicsen-usSat, 13 Jun 2026 10:13:47 -0400<![CDATA[Hurricane Ken Salazar just hit the Gulf of Mexico.  The Interior Secretary reimposed a 6 month moratorium on drilling in the Gulf &#8212; a moratorium that will cause economic devastation to workers in the Gulf region.  According to the Washington Times, &#8220;saying oil companies still are at risk of another catastrophic spill, the Obama administration announced a new moratorium Monday on drilling in the outer continental shelf, three weeks after a judge rejected the first ban.  The new ban covers most of the same drilling as the old moratorium, and lawmakers from states bordering the Gulf of Mexico said it will hurt jobs and leave already sputtering economies in even worse shape.&#8221;  This could be called the Obama Administration&#8217;s Anti-Stimulus plan of 2010.]]>Tue, 13 Jul 2010 10:30:07 -0400<![CDATA[Brian Darling]]>https://redstate.com/brian_d/2010/07/13/today-in-washington-july-13-2010-n35470