Posted on 04/29/2010 5:06:58 AM PDT by 2nd amendment mama
Sen. Shelby won a concession to get rid of the ‘slush fund’ for permanent bailouts ... so a horrible bill was improved to merely bad.
the impasse is that the Dodd bill still has a huge and unaccountable bureaucracy in it. Yes, they should kill it, but the media narrative was about Republicans ‘protecting wall street’ (the opposite is true, GOP is protecting main street from a bill that Dodd is letting wall st interests help write.)
I believe that the so-called “consumer protection” section is the most toxic part of the bill, and needs to be removed.
I talk to Senator Shelby’s office yesterday..they said they are against Senator Dodd...that the demoncrats were putting this false info out. He has not change his stance. Further his office said to call your individual Senators to STAND STRONG against this coming to the floor.
If anyone does not believe what I posted...call your Senator and ask.
I didnt say it was a good bill or that the Dema arent hypocrites, too. I said the GOP played the politics all wrong by calling for reform while blocking debate.
“the Dodd bill still has a huge and unaccountable bureaucracy in it”
I think that’s the most disturbing thing about this bill, the fact that it’s such executive branch power grab.
Once again it seems as though the Republicans have missed an opportunity to get the word out about all that is wrong with this bill and how it will have unintended consequences for the consumer. Instead they have again allowed the media and Dems to come up with another crisis that only more sorry legislation can save us from.
“I take him at his word.”
Really, now, Sen. Shelby?? The same Sen. Dodd, who’s not running for reelection and has nothing to lose? If it turns out he snookered you, what’re you going to do? Campaign against him?
So they did the RIGHT thing when they DID allow the debate to go ahead?
Maybe it would be more helpful / constructive to say what should be done.
Everyone throws rocks at the minority - when the MAJORITY Democrats will do what they want anyway.
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