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Nonhlanhla

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4. That does not actually tell the whole story.
Tue Mar 1, 2016, 10:02 AM
Mar 2016

Here, in the words of Zachary Leven:

So what happened? Did Hillary vote for this bill because she became beholden to special interests on Wall Street? What excuse does she have? Here's her explanation in her own words:

"I rise today in support of final passage of S. 420, the Bankruptcy Reform Act. Many of my colleagues may remember that I was a strong critic of the bill that passed out of the 106th Congress....While we have yet to achieve the kind of bankruptcy reform I believe is possible, I have worked with a number of people to make improvements that bring us closer to our goals, particularly when it comes to child support. ...Let me be very clear -- I will not vote for final passage of this bill if it comes back from conference if these kind of reforms are missing. I am voting for this legislation because it is a work in progress, and it is making progress towards reform."

Now I deeply respect and admire Elizabeth Warren -- but it seems she left out some important details from her account. Clinton, in fact, worked with other members of congress to include amendments that addressed Elizabeth Warren's concerns. ...Clinton's position on this bill was no different than that uber-conservative, Barbara Boxer.

Here's what happened next -- the bill went to the Republican controlled congress, they stripped out those amendments, sent the bill back to the senate, the Democrats filibustered the bill, and Clinton voted to uphold the filibuster. Another version of the bill later passed that Hillary opposed. So that woman Warren describes in the first part of her interview -- the woman who "really gets it" -- turns out that woman never changed after all ...


http://www.huffingtonpost.com/zachary-leven/the-case-for-hillary_b_9201778.html

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Actions don't matter. tazkcmo Mar 2016 #1
The Oral Optics Octafish Mar 2016 #2
Reading is for nerds tazkcmo Mar 2016 #3
Michigan Gov. Nerd thought it best to hide the lead contamination from the public. Octafish Mar 2016 #5
No surprise to me. tazkcmo Mar 2016 #6
Please accept my condolences on your loss. Octafish Mar 2016 #8
Thank you, Octafish. tazkcmo Mar 2016 #9
That does not actually tell the whole story. Nonhlanhla Mar 2016 #4
Not exactly: She was against it, before she was for it, before she didn't vote on it. Octafish Mar 2016 #7
So she did not vote for the bill Nonhlanhla Mar 2016 #10
Yes, they're not. Octafish Mar 2016 #11
So because deregulation Nonhlanhla Mar 2016 #12
Considering how she consistently supports Wall Street over Main Street, yes. Octafish Mar 2016 #14
I don't see how this proves Nonhlanhla Mar 2016 #15
It's not supposed to prove anything. Octafish Mar 2016 #17
Actually, yes, I do Nonhlanhla Mar 2016 #18
I can relate. I felt the EXACT SAME WAY when I voted for Bill Clinton in 1992. Octafish Mar 2016 #19
You keep on posting long articles Nonhlanhla Mar 2016 #20
Why do you care if I post long articles? They're solid fact. Octafish Mar 2016 #21
Because they're off topic Nonhlanhla Mar 2016 #22
Off topic to you, but who cares? Octafish Mar 2016 #23
Why would I argue that? Nonhlanhla Mar 2016 #24
So why demand I prove to you what you don't want to know? Octafish Mar 2016 #25
K&R amborin Mar 2016 #13
Brooksley Born: Still Telling the Uncomfortable Truths About Wall Street Octafish Mar 2016 #16
"Hillary Clinton could not afford such a principled position." The end. Mic drop n/t arcane1 Mar 2016 #26
''Integrity is for paupers.'' Octafish Mar 2016 #27
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