GOP Running Out Clock On Wall Street Reform

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Source: The Huffington Post

Senate Republicans are running out the clock on Wall Street reform, reaping dividends from the long-term strategy of delaying Senate action on issues big and small since President Obama took office. From the routine nominations that have been filibustered to the months of useless bipartisan negotiations over health care, the GOP has been explicit: its goal has been to eat up floor time and stall any agenda it opposed.

Now that strategy is paying off. With a long line of progressive amendments that appear to have majority support waiting for a vote, Republicans are objecting to holding a vote. Under intense time pressure, Democratic leadership is working to wrap up the debate and a cloture vote could come as early as Wednesday afternoon.

After all, there's a war to fund. And an economy to deal with. And unemployment benefits expiring. And tax credits for business languishing.

Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) has an amendment to allow states to cap credit-card interest rates stalled. He called out the GOP tactic on the Senate floor.

Read more: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/05/19/gop-running-out-clock-on_n_581886.html

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This is not going to work out well for these dumb bastards. Man are they swimming upstream on this one!

[SpiralHawk]

1. "All your money are belong to us. Smirk." - FatCat RepubliCorporatistas (R)

"Our 'special' message to you hard-working American proles & sucker sockpuppet TeaBaggers: eat shit and die. OH, and don't forget to watch Fox 'news' and listen to Rush DraftDodger - our pervo-propaganda organs deluxe. Smirk."

- FatCat RepubliCorporatistas (R)

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2. It will only work out bad for the GOP IFF the Dems call them on it in their ads for this fall...

...if the dems don't point out that the GOP has delayed/stopped progress on what is listed in the O/P, people won't know and they'll just be mad at incumbents and vote them out!

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3. True, but why in the world wouldn't they use this?

This will get the independents blood boiling!

[Rosa Luxemburg]

4. Someone needs to tell the voters about the GOP and their Wall Street friends

I don't think the Tea Raving Loony Party understands that their GOP is in bed with Wall Street.

[blue97keet]

5. Who put a "secret hold" on Merkley-Levin amendment. last night

? Dodd tabled Dorgan's ban naked swaps ammendment.