Posted on 05/10/2008 5:13:17 PM PDT by no dems
If Jeb Hensarling (R) of the 5th Congressional District of Texas, is your Congressman, I hope you folks will throw his sorry a** out of office in November.
WHAT A LOW-LIFE SCUMBAG. Lou Dobbs just tore him up and the pollitical whore sat there with that crap eating grin on his face and REFUSED to stand up for consumers against the credit card companies. He has been bought off by the major credit card companies. I thought Lou Dobbs was going to reach through the monitor and punch him in his lying mouth.
See, I've said ever since '06 that most Pubbies are just as sorry as the DemocRATS. This is further proof. Just line my pockets and the American people be damned.
No dem opponent. If any it will be a write in or no name 3rd party type.
Watch this and tell me if you’ve changed your mind:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fY2dOJi41SI
He’s VP material, if you ask me.
In what way isn’t he “standing up for consumers” against credit card companies? Did the credit card companies hold a gun to the consumer’s head to make them run up their credit card debt? What would you like him (or the government) to do? Stick their nose in there too? Is this one issue enough to throw him out and replace him with a Democrat who most likely would be a pawn of Nancy Pelosi? Just wondering...
Yes, the poor people that sign a contract need a government that says “I’m from the government and I’m here to help”.
NO THANKS
No Dem opponent, no wonder he can smile. Whatever happened to Howard Dean’s 50 state strategy? I think they can still name an opponent to fill the vacancy, and maybe a viable conservative can make a deal with the Dems to name him or her and get GOP support as well.?
Anyone with an (R) next to his name, at this point, will take more than a bad interview to motivate people against him. Sorry friend.
You want to send money to a demorat and give another seat to queen nancy because Hensarling isn’t anti-corporate enough for you?
I take it back, I’ve watched a few of his You Tube speeches just now and he seems fine with me.
What next, bail out people that aren't paying their mortgages? The credit card companies have not forced anyone to sign up for their services. If ignorance is no defense in a criminal court, why should it be in civil matters?
Remember, the credit card peddlers are giving banking a bad name ~ they're giving plastic a bad name too, and that's a horrible thing to do with a perfectly useful byproduct of the oil industry.
When I saw this particular session I was must struck by the fact that the Congresscritter, what's his name, Bend, seemed to be partially deranged and suffering from an absence seizure at the time.
The credit card companies, and their lackeys, are helpless softees in comparison, and that's their problem.
They extended credit to people who did not meet their standards. That has forced them to collect their losses from their better customers who pay their bills on time.
If they had half the grit required of your average bill collector, the credit card guys would not have gotten into trouble.
It's long overdue to bankrupt them and revert their assets to worthy owners.
This Lou Dobbs segment has got to cost Hensarling 3% of the vote.
I wonder where this guy was during Postalgate ~ that's when some of his fellow Congresscritters were using the House Post Office as a lender of first resort so they could siphon their House office supplies budget into their pockets?
Think he dipped a little?
Bet he did!
Busted!!!!!!
Usury? Are you kidding me?
You might be able to make a case for invalidating an adhesion contract because the type was too small or something, but usury charges are ridiculous.
Are you even a conservative, or just a populist?
For the record I spend less than I make (it is a pretty good policy)... use cash as often as possible... it sure is a beeotch when I open that bill every month and it shows a balance at less than $100.
Gig 'Em Jeb!
Gig 'Em Texas A&M Aggies.
Hunh? This guy has an edumactation?
Dear Arguendo,
Since you are apparently an Elitist, how long have you been working for the Obama Campaign? I’d venture to say that his records would show numerous donations from your checkbook.
Signed,
Just a bitter guy clinging to his God and his gun.
I find it galling that when he was an undergraduate at Harvard, Lou Dobbs never learned much about economics nor did he learn that you cannot protect an idiot from shooting himself in the foot. No credit card company can (a) make someone get a credit card, (b) keep a credit card, (c) use a credit card, (d0 fail to live up to their end of the agreement. What Dummy Dobbs is suggesting is that we allow people to get credit cards, run up bills, not pay them, and then blame the credit card companies for the stupidity of those people.
Whether or not he learned that (and he probably did—Harvard has a very good econ department), he’s also learned he can make million of dollars a year spouting populist BS like this. It’s far more practical.
If that’s what Dobbs is suggesting then, yes, that’s pretty damn dumb.
Oh please, government, SAVE ME from myself! I’m a friggin idiot with no self control and now I’ve gotten myself in debt way over my head and oh won’t you PLEASE come save me?
http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/industries.php?cycle=2008&cid=N00024922
Posting some numbers for discussion.
I don’t suppose it would impact your rant to know that Jeb wasn’t a member of congress at the time of the House bank/post office scandal?
Jack Kemp is no conservative... but you knew that, right?
I think they can still name an opponent to fill the vacancy,
Not surprising. He’s a Republican with a very pro-free market voting record and he serves on the House Financial Services Committee. The financial services industry usually favors Republicans pretty strongly.
I wonder why it is that the Congressman, in his floor speech, failed the mention that John McCain is opposed to drilling ANWR?
Maybe because he is a prominent Republican officeholder and it would be improper to attack his party’s candidate for President.
I think the party heads in a congressional district can meet and name a candidate if nobody has filed. Maybe not in Texas though. Anyway, Hensarling’s seat is safe in any case, and I was just rambling about the incompetency of the Democrats in not filing. I think the GOP should contest every congressional seat, and not follow the dems example of leaving vacancies.
Was he a staffer?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeb_Hensarling
Where on earth did you get the idea he was involved in the House banking scandal?
I hope he gets voted out of congress, moves to Virginia and represents my district so I can vote for him. Go Hensarling!
With a name like he's got, you just have to expect the guys downstream to remember him.
Now, tell me about his stroke? (or whatever it is gave him that crazed grin.)
We were overjoyed to be redistricted out of Moran's balliwick.
I'm sure you'd thrive under that system. I'd let you sleep in the pantry if you were good.
Maybe not in Texas though.
Correct.......
Tom Davis. But of course you know he’s retiring.
There's a certain crowd in Congress that make me feel sick ~ they're in it.
BTW, the crazy woman Byrne is setting up to run in this district. Everyone in the district should get busy to oppose her.
Go Hensarling! Lou Dobbs is an idiot when he’s not talking about border security.
More and more each day, you see how many republicans are owned and control by the chamber of commerce and the K street lobbyists. But they will need to get elected and it will not be with my vote, Republicans have no spine.
LOL, thanks, you are too kind.
Of course, not being an irresponsible friggin idiot with no self control, I wouldn't find myself in such a situation.
My heavenly days..people with good credit get a break. People with bad credit pay a price?? How fair is that? Credit card companies trap people??
Sure, some people hit on hard times. But an awful lot of people are just irresponsible.
Yep. And Lou Dobbs is all for the government saving people from themselves yet again.
Credit card companies have been changing due dates without notice, they raised interest rates - without notice, and the list goes on.
I believe in Capitalism, but putting the screws to hardworking American people with the help of the elected officials is absolutely unacceptable.
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