Not defending Reid, whom I blame for watering down Obama's healthcare reform to the point of impotence, but you'd rather he stay in Nevada and take donations from the mob?
The mob's not in Vegas anymore. The casinos are owned and run by corporations. And yes, I do think he should raise 100% of his campaign money in Nevada.
The blowhard article from huffpost sure seems to imply that it's ONLY the GOP standing with big banks. Yet when you follow the money, the money from the big banks goes to Democrats 20-4 (roughly). And one of those 4 switch parties and became a "democrat."
Bank of America Bank of America to Aaron Schock (R) in 2010 Bank of America to Adam Schiff (D) in 2010 Bank of America to Al Green (D) in 2010 Bank of America to Arlen Specter (D) in 2010 Bank of America to Bill Foster (D) in 2010 Bank of America to Bill Pascrell Jr (D) in 2010 Bank of America to Bill Posey (R) in 2010 Bank of America to Blaine Luetkemeyer (R) in 2010 Bank of America to Bob Etheridge (D) in 2010 Bank of America to Charles W Boustany Jr (R) in 2010 Bank of America to Charlie Wilson (D) in 2010 Bank of America to Chris Dodd (D) in 2010 Bank of America to Christopher J Lee (R) in 2010 Bank of America to Dan Boren (D) in 2010 Bank of America to Dan Lungren (R) in 2010 Bank of America to Dan Maffei (D) in 2010 Bank of America to Danny K Davis (D) in 2010 Bank of America to Darrell Issa (R) in 2010 Bank of America to Dave Camp (R) in 2010 Bank of America to Deborah Ann Stabenow (D) in 2010 Bank of America to Devin Nunes (R) in 2010 Bank of America to Dick Durbin (D) in 2010 Bank of America to Ed Pastor (D) in 2010 14-8 democrats BofA a big bank?
Wells Fargo to Amy Klobuchar (D) in 2010 Wells Fargo to Bart Stupak (D) in 2010 Wells Fargo to Ben Nelson (D) in 2010 Wells Fargo to Betty McCollum (D) in 2010 Wells Fargo to Blaine Luetkemeyer (R) in 2010 Wells Fargo to Carolyn B Maloney (D) in 2010 Wells Fargo to Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R) in 2010 Wells Fargo to Dave Reichert (R) in 2010 Wells Fargo to Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D) in 2010 Wells Fargo a big bank? 7-3 democrats
No thanks, I've proven what needs to be proven. The Democrats stand by big banks and take money from them quid pro quo. In case you don't get it, I don't trust ANY of our representatives. They're all bought and paid for.
Still, the Democrats are proposing regulation of the banks, the Republicans are opposing it. Maybe the Democrats are biting the hand that feeds them, but that's not a bad thing in my opinion. barfo
Richard Shelby, the top Republican on the Banking Committee, said Monday before the vote, "Most Republicans want a bill, but they want a substantive bill." The Alabama senator has been negotiating with committee chairman Chris Dodd, D-Conn. Shelby aides said he wants to tighten language that he believes would give the Federal Reserve and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. too much flexibility to assist large banks and their creditors. Shelby also wants to restrict the rule-writing powers that Dodd would give a consumer financial protection bureau within the Federal Reserve. Shelby aides have been writing an alternative to Dodd's legislation in the event negotiations fail. Shelby, emerging from a meeting with Dodd, said they planned to meet again, with their respective aides, to hammer out some areas of agreement. ... Administration officials have expressed qualms in the past about the sweep of that provision. But the White House statement Monday commended the Agriculture Committee for its work. Sen. Judd Gregg, R-N.H., who had worked on derivatives provisions, called the spinoff idea unnecessarily punitive and disruptive to the banking system.
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