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Vanje

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14. Summers, (and Geithner too) were Clinton's creatures
Mon Sep 16, 2013, 12:23 PM
Sep 2013

They both were on Clinton's economic team, before they were on Obama's economic team.

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I love Bernie Stargazer09 Sep 2013 #1
Repealing Glass-Steagall will come back to haunt anyone from the Clinton administration. n/t ProSense Sep 2013 #2
Well removing Glass/Steagall was inserted in a VETO PROOF BILL. SugarShack Sep 2013 #4
So you dislike Summers for his role, but you're attempting to defend Clinton ProSense Sep 2013 #6
If the bill was veto-proof, what difference would it have made? n/t pnwmom Sep 2013 #8
I don't know, maybe he could have done something crazy... awoke_in_2003 Sep 2013 #17
Summers, (and Geithner too) were Clinton's creatures Vanje Sep 2013 #14
Nothing really "changed". bvar22 Sep 2013 #16
And will be on the next Clinton team... awoke_in_2003 Sep 2013 #18
Unless we can overcome Citizens United, I dont see a chance to keep rhett o rick Sep 2013 #20
Very true. It has probably... awoke_in_2003 Sep 2013 #22
I love Bernie too! The question here is a character flaw in the president to even suggest Summers. SugarShack Sep 2013 #3
Summers wasn't the nominee. n/t ProSense Sep 2013 #5
who said he was? corkhead Sep 2013 #10
That is undeniably true... ljm2002 Sep 2013 #11
You are 100% correct. But what point are you trying to make? That Pres Obama didnt love him rhett o rick Sep 2013 #21
Do you eat Energizer batteries for breakfast? cui bono Sep 2013 #24
See it as nothing more than fortifying the establishment by maintaining the status quo of indepat Sep 2013 #19
Summers is a "Disaster Capitolist" FreakinDJ Sep 2013 #7
Thank you Senator Sanders!!! gopiscrap Sep 2013 #9
K&R NealK Sep 2013 #12
Bernie Sanders sounds like the guy who not only can tell you to go to Hell... KansDem Sep 2013 #13
K&R................nt Enthusiast Sep 2013 #15
PREACH IT BERNIE Skittles Sep 2013 #23
And what does that tell you about the man who would consider him for that position? cui bono Sep 2013 #25
Bernie is Thomas Jefferson . orpupilofnature57 Sep 2013 #26
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