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Marr

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25. I think my point was pretty clear.

Reply to ProSense (Reply #22)

Fri Feb 14, 2014, 11:50 AM

Feb 2014

I have a problem with framing Gramm-Leach-Bliley as a purely Republican beast. The legislation was signed into law by a DLC/Third Way President, and is one of the single best examples I can think of for why simply cheering for Team Blue and booing Team Red doesn't cut it.

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"Call it the loophole that destroyed the world. " [View all] ProSense Feb 2014 OP

I'm certainly glad you're reading and posting from Matt Tiabbi Armstead Feb 2014 #1

Wait, ProSense Feb 2014 #2

Republicans suck. That's a given. Armstead Feb 2014 #4

Again ProSense Feb 2014 #5

I seldom understand your point because it gets buried in ambiguous snark Armstead Feb 2014 #7

That's OK ProSense Feb 2014 #11

There you go again... Armstead Feb 2014 #13

Well ProSense Feb 2014 #14

Maybe I was wrong in starting this that way Armstead Feb 2014 #16

LOL! ProSense Feb 2014 #18

If it makes you feel better to 'win" than go ahead and bathe in it Armstead Feb 2014 #21

Wait, ProSense Feb 2014 #24

+1 Absolutely so. Blind party loyalty will only abet those world-destroying loopholes... villager Feb 2014 #33

+1 Blue_Tires Feb 2014 #3

Remind me... who was president in 1999? Marr Feb 2014 #6

Clinton ProSense Feb 2014 #9

No one is denying that the GOP are corporate servants. Marr Feb 2014 #12

You're right ProSense Feb 2014 #15

You're using Gramm-Leach-Bliley as a call to cheer for Team Blue. Marr Feb 2014 #20

No, ProSense Feb 2014 #22

I think my point was pretty clear. Marr Feb 2014 #25

I know that ProSense Feb 2014 #26

I'll post anywhere I like, but thank you. /nt Marr Feb 2014 #27

Yep. That's the basic problem. /nt Armstead Feb 2014 #10

It's important that Gramm-Leach-Bliley wasn't the only legislation involved in the set up to the okaawhatever Feb 2014 #8

Graham Was A Blight on America Dirty Socialist Feb 2014 #17

This same article was just sent out by a major company on its employee media round-up e-mail! hedgehog Feb 2014 #19

Crapo? Rex Feb 2014 #23

Not much difference between Repugs and Demos today ... MindMover Feb 2014 #28

republicans and republocrats leftyohiolib Feb 2014 #29

Yes, ProSense Feb 2014 #30

"nobody at the time quite knew it" = lie El_Johns Feb 2014 #31

Everybody knew it. n/t ProSense Feb 2014 #34

My mother called it jcboon Feb 2014 #32

Kick! n/t ProSense Feb 2014 #35