[an amused spectator]

Don't bother with org.whodat. He's a longtime apologist for the Democrats in the financial meltdown. Check his posting history.

Notice that he didn't answer one of the salient points of the article:

"The requested legislation for controls was blocked by House Democrats and killed."

His response appeared to be that since the Democrats were in the minority, they couldn't block and kill any legislation.

This position is patently false.

[CutePuppy]

Thank you. I gave the post a benefit of the doubt as pointing out how something minor like this would be the usual way Democrats divert attention from the substance by nitpicking non-relevant details, or even resorting to personal attacks. Liberals have been amazingly successful in trying to pick off a few unsubstantive mistakes or "controversial" issues to claim that the rest of the work (book, article, research etc.) is flawed and thus discredited in its entirety and not worth discussing further, or take discussion away from real issues.

It's also something that conservatives, particularly in the new media, could easily avoid and improve upon, especially now that major media gave up all pretense of being "professional". Practice makes perfect, and forewarned is forearmed. Acknowledging minor mistakes (like spelling etc.) that don't detract from the real issues gets the conversation back on track and only serves to make Dems look petty.

You are absolutely right, time and time again House and Senate Democrats, helped by the media, blocked necessary regulation and oversight or reforms of their favorite government programs and institutions (i.e., their piggy banks), despite demanding exactly that of free market solutions.

Thanks again.