2016 Postmortem

merrily

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44. Yawn. He didn't lobby for it or tie it to other bills and to a shut down of government when

Mon Jun 20, 2016, 02:56 AM

Jun 2016

shutting down government was still unthinkable. Read the wiki or google DU or the internet.

Example. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/bernie-sanders-wall-street_us_5617f634e4b0dbb8000e5a58

Half truths are easy, but facts are stubborn.

Posting as though this is "gotcha" news is amusing. This has all already been discussed on DU and elsewhere ad infinitum.

But, if straw men and attempts at deflection are your only responses to Bubba's bringing down the economy of several nations, including the US with repeal of Glass Steagall, deregulation of mortgage derivatives and trade agreements, may as well give it all you've got, amirite?

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Great Moments in Bi-Partisanship: The Signing of Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act of 1999 [View all] Octafish Jun 2016 OP

OMG THIS CHANGES EVERYTHING!!!!111!!! betsuni Jun 2016 #1

Apart from the Truth? Octafish Jun 2016 #2

No, unfortunately, it doesn't. SMC22307 Jun 2016 #5

Do you think this is a goddamn joke, or something? DerekG Jun 2016 #13

+1 leeroysphitz Jun 2016 #21

+1000 senz Jun 2016 #34

+1000 nt Live and Learn Jun 2016 #35

Your needle seems to be stuck... ljm2002 Jun 2016 #19

nice catch!!! (and slap down) AntiBank Jun 2016 #42

It does for those that care about policy over personality. n/t leeroysphitz Jun 2016 #20

As "good" as lobbying for Gramm Leach Blilely was, lobbying for merrily Jun 2016 #3

What did that one do for the mineral extraction industries, merrily? Octafish Jun 2016 #4

What it did for crap mortgage derivatives allowed Wall Street to bring down the economies of merrily Jun 2016 #9

My New Democratic Friend George Herbert Walker Bush, a really great guy, did a really great thing... Octafish Jun 2016 #14

Oh! The DERIVATIVES! Octafish Jun 2016 #7

The wiki on this is well worth reading. merrily Jun 2016 #12

What would Goldman think about putting taxpayers on the hook for the trillions bet at the casino? Octafish Jun 2016 #16

Brooksley Born <<< HERO!!!!!!!!!! AntiBank Jun 2016 #39

You mean the one that Bernie voted for? Lord Magus Jun 2016 #43

Yawn. He didn't lobby for it or tie it to other bills and to a shut down of government when merrily Jun 2016 #44

Oh, so he didn't LOBBY for it, that's supposed to excuse his vote? Lord Magus Jun 2016 #45

Missed the point. Guess building that straw man distracted you. merrily Jun 2016 #46

You have a typo in your headline! hootinholler Jun 2016 #6

Ouch! merrily Jun 2016 #10

Like a hidden meany. Octafish Jun 2016 #11

This act destroyed my retirement fund. 99Forever Jun 2016 #8

No questions. Octafish Jun 2016 #15

Voting for "Her" is actually voting for HIM, and another opportunity to do more 2banon Jun 2016 #18

I like what St George said about it Hydra Jun 2016 #17

Yep. nt LWolf Jun 2016 #22

Crosses the aisle. Octafish Jun 2016 #23

There it is. K&R bobthedrummer Jun 2016 #26

Two days of anger left... brooklynite Jun 2016 #24

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valid criticism of these HORRIFIC passed bills will never been banned on here AntiBank Jun 2016 #41

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Jun 2016 #25

"Dollar Bill Phil" Gramm + Larry Summers, Protector of Plutocracy Octafish Jun 2016 #27

K&R. Big reason I don't want HRC consulting WJC on the economy. Need to dump the TPP. Overseas Jun 2016 #29

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And now you've hit on another big reason I voted for Bernie. War weary. War criminal advisors Overseas Jun 2016 #31

News Blackout: The Chicago-Chile Connection... Octafish Jun 2016 #32

Tough to see it all right there... We'll have to keep fighting to preserve our social security. Overseas Jun 2016 #33

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K&R, for what's left of this place. senz Jun 2016 #36

This message was self-deleted by its author AntiBank Jun 2016 #38

Dont forget ex Goldman Sachs executive rat fuck Gary Gensler is Hillary's chief econ advisor AntiBank Jun 2016 #40