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4. Elizabeth Warren is a Senator, a member of Congress.

Sun Feb 17, 2013, 11:54 AM

Feb 2013

She is not on Obama's team. Obama is Administrative and Elizabeth is legislative.

Obama did not get her that job. Her constituents elected her. She is on the Banking Committee because of her expertise in that field.
Obama failed at getting her appointed to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau job.

Yet Obama hesitated. For nearly a year, he has played coy and held off naming her to the job. We presumed that was because Republicans vowed to block her nomination unless the law is altered to weaken the CFPB and appease angry bankers. But that explanation doesn’t add up. Obama could always put her in the office through a recess appointment that gets around Senate confirmation. Yet he didn’t do so. What’s up with that?
http://www.thenation.com/article/161006/why-obama-dragging-his-heels-appointing-elizabeth-warren-head-cfpb#

Al Franken To President Obama: Give Elizabeth Warren A Recess Appointment To Lead The CFPB
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/05/25/elizabeth-warren_n_866626.html

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If only Barack had the balls of Elizabeth... [View all] kentuck Feb 2013 OP

She is PART OF TEAM OBAMA. SHEESH.Who do you think got her the job? graham4anything Feb 2013 #1

Elizabeth Warren is a Senator, a member of Congress. RC Feb 2013 #4

Obama roped the dopes perfectly. graham4anything Feb 2013 #5

Funny, Obama is responsible for Congress when it's something bad but not when it's anything positive KittyWampus Feb 2013 #7

agreed La Lioness Priyanka Feb 2013 #9

Elizabeth Warren is there because of President Obama. EastKYLiberal Feb 2013 #11

Bash? Really? RC Feb 2013 #30

Voters. broiles Feb 2013 #31

He Should Become A Junior Member On The Banking Committee??? KharmaTrain Feb 2013 #2

You think Obama needs her to bring justice to the people? L0oniX Feb 2013 #20

And This Has To Do With Going After Banksters How? KharmaTrain Feb 2013 #27

Wake me up when US justice gets back from hell. n/t L0oniX Feb 2013 #28

Excuse me, but until banksters are actually punished DinahMoeHum Feb 2013 #3

What the hell does that mean? graham4anything Feb 2013 #6

One senator cannot do anything except... woo me with science Feb 2013 #10

Punishing banksters and war criminals is so last century. US justice is a joke. n/t L0oniX Feb 2013 #18

Don't hold your breath. Bush and Cheney are not in prison. There is no justice. n/t L0oniX Feb 2013 #22

Please explain "DIY justice" to me. How does that work in our civilized society? TeamPooka Feb 2013 #23

It means if you want justice. . . DinahMoeHum Feb 2013 #34

vigilante justice is what you describe and does not belong in a civilzed society. TeamPooka Feb 2013 #35

So your basic premise is... 99Forever Feb 2013 #40

and yours says take the law into your own hands like the old west or Sharon Anngle. TeamPooka Feb 2013 #42

So all you have is snark? 99Forever Feb 2013 #44

And if she were President she'd have a Senate treestar Feb 2013 #8

He tried coming out hard against them in the beginning. They tanked the stock market and he caved. liberal_at_heart Feb 2013 #12

I don't think it's a matter of balls, I think it's a matter of pockets. forestpath Feb 2013 #13

Obama raised her profile. He knows good peeps. TwilightGardener Feb 2013 #14

She got elected as a liberal from Massachusetts--much more impressive geek tragedy Feb 2013 #15

Logic and context mean nothing to some. grantcart Feb 2013 #25

I'm waiting to see this get locked after the alert for using the word "b*lls". L0oniX Feb 2013 #16

Well it certainly provided for an odd mental image... Agschmid Feb 2013 #17

I'm not a PCer, but why be vulgar? OP could have just said "guts" or "backbone." Comrade Grumpy Feb 2013 #38

It's because we evolve and learn. Hugabear Feb 2013 #39

Well at least I can still say this or that is "fucked". n/t L0oniX Feb 2013 #43

What other terms do you think we should be allowed to use freely? Hugabear Feb 2013 #45

Not only not *suggested*, appointed one of big banking's very own, bailed-out Citigroup's MotherPetrie Feb 2013 #19

remember this? Enrique Feb 2013 #21

-1 Obama said that the problem is finding a law that they broke. Remember Laura PourMeADrink Feb 2013 #24

Three to one odds the OP gets alerted on for cliffordu Feb 2013 #26

Of course. hay rick Feb 2013 #29

Because she is a Senator in the Banking Commitee and not the POTUS. demosincebirth Feb 2013 #32

The President has more "BALLS" than you'll ever know about, kentuck. Cha Feb 2013 #33

I respectfully disagree. Jamaal510 Feb 2013 #36

too bad she was AWOL in December hfojvt Feb 2013 #37

Wouldn't mind seeing a Clinton/Warren ticket in 16'... bamacrat Feb 2013 #41