Your fascist puke party at work aided and abetted by a few bought and sold DINO accomplices...
I expected better from Tester but the other 2 are no surprise...
Come on troll patrol scum..tell us how your hero fascists screwing homeowners in the name of the banking industry is a good thing..
Posted by headxray at April 30, 2009 12:37 PMIt's the logical outcome of a system where elections are financed by big business.
In a parlimentary system people vote at least as much for the party as they do for the person. This greatly reduces the influence of campaign capital on the political process. This isn't to say that in parlimentary systems the political process isn't corrupt -- often it is -- but at least in those cases the corruption is usually illegal. In the U.S. campaign finance is legalized corruption.
And -- before any troll says it -- no, McCain-Feingolds's reforms weren't anything more than window dressing.
Posted by Anonny at April 30, 2009 01:09 PMThere is no reason for credit card rates of 20-50% when our inflation is in the low single digits and prime is in similar ranges.
There is no reason for allowing them to rape the american public with that kind of usury.
How about protecting our ecomonmy, and American citizens by putting a reasonable cap on card rates that is not more than 10% above prime?
That help stop the credit card defaults, auto loan defaults, and mortgage loan defaults, when the credit card companies force people into default on all loans by pushing rates and payments several times what consumers initially agreed to with rates less than 10% initially ... or even into bankruptcy where all lenders suffer because of the credit card abuses ... and in the end, all Americans which pickup the tab for those unnecessary defaults.
I was surprised to see the credit card companies put such a crude move on their customers while they were lapping up interest free funds from the Federal Reserve and stuffing their pockets with bailout money, all the time moaning about the exigencies of the economic downturn. Now it makes sense. They saw a battle on this bankruptcy law coming up, so a little preventative action would water down any hit they might take on credit card reform. Banks 2; consumers 0.
Posted by jackalope at April 30, 2009 07:27 PMThe place is run by Democrats, and the banks "own the place". I don't think there are too many foreclosures in those states. And why has it been that Treasury is treating banks quite differently from main street people? Even our president seems to be doing this.
Big news from Justice Souter tonight...
Posted by peter at April 30, 2009 08:38 PMBig news from Justice Souter tonight...
Hillary Clinton for SCOTUS!
Posted by Seven of Six at April 30, 2009 09:23 PM...The place is run by Democrats, and the banks "own the place"...
It's the put, braw. Better us than you with the put.
Posted by phidipides at April 30, 2009 11:46 PMThat the best you've got shit-fer-brains pete?
lame even for an asshole like you....
Seven, I guess she hasn't done to well of a job as SoS. Let's "Peter Principal" her into SCOTUS.
Funny!
Posted by peter at May 1, 2009 03:27 AMDurbin was one of Obama's earliest cheerleaders for running for president. He had to have known that Obama was owned by the bankers.
This current protestation doesn't let Durbin off the hook.
Posted by Carolyn Kay at May 1, 2009 07:38 AMEwww! Skank link alert! Skank link alert! Anyone else notice that the first time peter manages to figure out a link, it's to that unhinged rabid shit-zu Merkin - the walking, talking, foaming at the mouth vagina wig?? If you know what's good for you, you won't click that link! Besides getting STDs and computer viruses, your brain could possibly melt at viewing the concentrated stupid! Of course, the craziness is so batshit over there, it might be funny, too.
And speaking of skank alerts...
Posted by Twinky P* at May 1, 2009 07:43 AMCarolyn K is satire at this point---note that Obama is the one pushing FOR mortgage cram-down, Carolyn, and that Durbin is saying that the CONGRESS is owned by the banks. Actually, make that the senate is owned by the banks---the House passed a cram down bill.
Reading comprehension really falls to shit when one's mind is consumed by bitterness, eh, carolyn?
Posted by euzoius at May 1, 2009 11:13 AMPig Lipstick on sale now at Carolyn Kay Cosmetics.com.
Join her sales staff now and work your way up to your very own pink Edsel!
Posted by TIKI AL at May 1, 2009 12:31 PMwell I hope that all the homes about to be foreclosed on are owned by pukes......and we need to censure a dozen "dem" senators..dem as in DINO's, assholes....
Posted by headxray at May 1, 2009 07:55 PMPeople should demand that representatives who have received contributions from banks receiving bailout money should return the contributions.
Posted by at May 4, 2009 02:38 PM