Posted on 06/15/2009 5:20:37 PM PDT by WhiteCastle
Ethics: Sen. Dick Durbin cashes out of the market and invests with a key Democratic contributor after a Treasury briefing warning of collapse. Meanwhile, Sen. Chris Dodd's Irish cottage appraises at triple the value he's disclosed.Those investors who rode the stock market down to the bitter end and saw their 401(k) accounts evaporate in the morning sun could have used the information Senate Majority Whip Durbin had at his fingertips on Sept. 19, 2008, when he sold $42,696 worth of mutual fund shares. By the end of September, Durbin had sold investments totaling $116,000.
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So when do the Congressionals hearing begin on these matters? If they were Rebublicans the hearings would start in the morning.
IBD is the best newspaper out there...love their oped section
Remember when the DemonRats were in the minority, and were holding dozens of minority hearings/investigations, espcially the criminal Conyers? Why don’t the Republicans start holding some of these minority party hearings?
They certainly have enough targets. Frank, Dodd, Durbin, Pelosi, etc.
vote them all out
The democrats talked about a culture of corruption, took power and proceeded to show the world what a REAL culture of corruption looks like.
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Agree. It is superb.
I have heard from an investment blog I follow that there are different rules for them.
Not surprising.
Sen. Dick Durbin cashes out of the market and invests with a key Democratic contributor after a Treasury briefing warning of collapse. Meanwhile, Sen. Chris Dodd's Irish cottage appraises at triple the value he's disclosed....and both will be reelected by huge margins.
Crooks are leading us down paths where there will be no return.
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"For by your words you will be acquitted, and by your words you will be condemned."
Matthew 12:37
God judges us by our own words.
The Democrats and their allies in the media are in for some real pay back.
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