What we need is for Obama to take over everything. He's the next thing to Jesus. He's the only man in government to be trusted. Let's just simplify everything and make him dictator already. I suspect that 60% of the people would vote for it.
@hatchetman: I think you are mistaking this president with the previous one. I mean, shit, Cheney's balls were so big he told Ameirca to go fuck itself when we simply wanted to know the contents of his Energy Task Force. I'm sure you were OUTRAGED! at Cheney when he did that! I'm sure you were livid when the Bush administration made one of the largest classifications of documents in US history. You see: that's the problem with the right-wingers; they're not against authoritarian leadership as long as it's THEIR authoritarian leadership. Every liberal I've spoken to is actually pissed off at Obama for some of his national security maneuvers. You know why? Because liberals aren't sheep. (Or elephants just following the tail in front of them.) They're stubborn, critical of even their own leaders and can't be herded single file into an abattoir.
"The plan is an attempt to overhaul an outdated system of financial regulations, according to senior administration officials."
You mean the outdated system IMPLEMENTED IN 2000 WHEN PHIL GRAMM WIPED HIS WRINKLY OLD ASS ON FDR-ERA CONTROLS aimed at preventing the dangerous consolidation of the financial services sector? The ones Bill Clinton signed into law?
They were calling those reforms a way of modernizing outdated modes, too. At this point whenever a politician says something needs to be reformed to modernize an "outdated" thing, I immediately look for the people giving money to that politician to find the true motive behind the call for an upgrade to a system.
There is a saying that goes like this: If it ain't broke don't fix it.
@hypocriteoath: Yes, of course. The next three years will involve Obama trying to fix things that have been broken by "free market" Republicans and their Democratic enablers.
oh, it's going to be a banner day at fox news for sure. we are certainly entering an era of "communism/socialism" by having a government who finally tries to protect the lower and middle classes from getting FUCKED IN THE ASS (say it like you're in the big lebowski). but all i ask is that the republican party offer up a counter tactic/solution rather than just attack. will they? NO. can they? NO.
@htotheomo: exactly, but they will come out SWINGING tomorrow, accusing our President of being a socialist without ANY fucking better ideas. that's what sickens me - they don't debate, they condemn. And that is the complete opposite of what this country was founded upon.
Other than being philosophically opposed to the government controlling the likes of Goldman Sachs, who was taken down with the others despite the fact that they only reported losses for one quarter and were coerced to take the TARP money, I am annoyed by the creation of a new office about once a week in this Administration.
We now have an Energy Czar, a Car Czar, a Pay Czar and now a Consumer Financial Protection Agency, which will probably have a Czar like figure running it. This has all come about in the past four months. I understand that every header in front of Czar represents a real problem in this country, but don't some of these issues fall under the purview of existing agencies?
Anyway. No, who knows. The problem needs specific people to work on it; if money can be allocated specifically to said agency and the programs therein, this should be more expedient than dividing it within a bigger agency.
@onebadclam: Whatever. Glenn Beck has a permanent yeast infection in the fold of that flap of fat jowl under his giant manbaby face. THAT'S what makes him cry.
Geithner is an excellent choice. smart guy. good person. old pal o' mine works(ed) directly for him at the ny fed. been hearing good thins about him for a long while...fucking right.
Summers can begin by taxing women at a higher rate since we're too dumb to do math and stuff. As we are slightly more than the male population, and women tend to live longer, that should get the money up right soon. Problems solved!
@BookishLookish: Like OH MY GOD that is just BRILL (ianf--not Emily)!! I was wondering how to make this all work in my favor and you just hit on a way!! Can we call it a gender adjustment tax? Or maybe a foreskin rebate?
@MosseyCade: Yes, I think that makes sense. Sorry, gotta go, I have to rearrange my glass figurines. I think there are eight, but really, I'm not so sure.
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You mean the outdated system IMPLEMENTED IN 2000 WHEN PHIL GRAMM WIPED HIS WRINKLY OLD ASS ON FDR-ERA CONTROLS aimed at preventing the dangerous consolidation of the financial services sector? The ones Bill Clinton signed into law?
They were calling those reforms a way of modernizing outdated modes, too. At this point whenever a politician says something needs to be reformed to modernize an "outdated" thing, I immediately look for the people giving money to that politician to find the true motive behind the call for an upgrade to a system.
There is a saying that goes like this: If it ain't broke don't fix it.
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we are certainly entering an era of "communism/socialism" by having a government who finally tries to protect the lower and middle classes from getting FUCKED IN THE ASS (say it like you're in the big lebowski).
but all i ask is that the republican party offer up a counter tactic/solution rather than just attack. will they? NO. can they? NO.
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That's the thing. They are bereft of ideas.
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Who's winning in the idea contest?
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However, it doesn't mean we can't comment on it. Grow up.
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We now have an Energy Czar, a Car Czar, a Pay Czar and now a Consumer Financial Protection Agency, which will probably have a Czar like figure running it. This has all come about in the past four months. I understand that every header in front of Czar represents a real problem in this country, but don't some of these issues fall under the purview of existing agencies?
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Anyway. No, who knows. The problem needs specific people to work on it; if money can be allocated specifically to said agency and the programs therein, this should be more expedient than dividing it within a bigger agency.
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It shouldn't be, for example, "Puppy dogs, moonbeams and unicorns". Or, "I'm gonna clear brush from the ranch that Daddy bought for me".
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fucking a
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OK, gonna go put on some pink lipstick now!
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Rather, "if" he saves capitalism.
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