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1StrongBlackMan

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27. "Body Blow" ...

Reply to treestar (Reply #22)

Wed May 6, 2015, 03:17 PM

May 2015

more like a "feather jab."

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Bernie Sanders Delivers A Body Blow To Wall St With New Bill To Break Up The Big Banks [View all] babylonsister May 2015 OP

I'm ready. I'm ready for some hot debates. I'm ready for Bernie Sanders!!! NYC_SKP May 2015 #1

Yup madokie May 2015 #141

When will the Republican Senate vote on it? Agnosticsherbet May 2015 #2

I don't know. I think at some point they will babylonsister May 2015 #4

It is election year posturing to grab headlnes and excite the base. Agnosticsherbet May 2015 #7

It also puts the GOP on record as against it /nt think May 2015 #9

The GOP will never vote on this. They will vote on repealing the ACA to excite their base. Agnosticsherbet May 2015 #14

Unfortunately NewJeffCT May 2015 #159

Only unsubstantial if you think it's not worth talking about..... daleanime May 2015 #15

He did this in 2014, 2013, and 2009. It went nowhere. Agnosticsherbet May 2015 #16

So you don't think it's worth talking about.... daleanime May 2015 #17

I think talking about a policy statement is good. Not as a meaningless stunt. Agnosticsherbet May 2015 #19

Talk without action is never honest.... daleanime May 2015 #20

An action that is meaningless is dishonest. Agnosticsherbet May 2015 #21

By definition for there to be an action.... daleanime May 2015 #28

Well then, you don't want to change the clown convoy, do you? You want upright men Joe Chi Minh May 2015 #31

I want politicians to be honest rathern than mank meaningless actions for publicity. Agnosticsherbet May 2015 #137

Politics is said to be 'the art of the possible'. I haven't paid much attention to Joe Chi Minh May 2015 #155

So you only vote for those who dont do anything at all? padfun May 2015 #53

I have anumber of criteria that I use when deciding who I vote for. Agnosticsherbet May 2015 #157

More accurately, meaning without action rather than action without meaning... LanternWaste May 2015 #71

He's not at all dishonest. He's just not acting very effectively. MADem May 2015 #79

Dishonest salib May 2015 #132

It does one BIG thing. bvar22 May 2015 #38

John Lennon Roy Rolling May 2015 #49

ThankYou! bvar22 May 2015 #68

pass or not pass.... tomp May 2015 #152

Was Sanders running for office in 2009, 2013, & 2014? TM99 May 2015 #139

True. Wall Street does not get the treestar May 2015 #22

Elect a Democratic President, a Democratic House, and a Democratic Senate. Agnosticsherbet May 2015 #25

We already did that BrotherIvan May 2015 #125

Funny how fast the agenda for change disappeared. Octafish May 2015 #180

"Body Blow" ... 1StrongBlackMan May 2015 #27

Even a feather jab is overstating it. This is entertainment for the day for the Repubs in the stevenleser May 2015 #64

Four or five? jmowreader May 2015 #86

It puts him on record. Let's see HRC & any others do the same bread_and_roses May 2015 #119

The GOP? They do everything in favor of their paymasters, mostly the Koches. Bigger than the oil and freshwest May 2015 #151

But then, unless there is a filibuster proof Senate ... 1StrongBlackMan May 2015 #26

Well, and there was the fabled 2 year majority we keep hearing about: freshwest May 2015 #150

Could you suggest a better course? FiveGoodMen May 2015 #30

Well duh. Talk about it and do nothing is more effective than talking about it, introducing neverforget May 2015 #143

IF Bernie 'gets through' to some people (not in Congress, in the country) so that they see what some Bill USA May 2015 #35

I never thought the AHCA would get voted on LanternWaste May 2015 #70

Its nonsense gesture: Bernie cannot strike blow to the Banks! lewebley3 May 2015 #82

So just lay back and think of England, I suppose Scootaloo May 2015 #83

Every Democrat can vote for it, and you might be surprised that there ARE Republicans who sabrina 1 May 2015 #127

I am excited over this "symbolic gesture". He is making it clear to the American people rhett o rick May 2015 #131

Unfortunately a Democratic House and Senate wouldn't pass this either. loooneranger May 2015 #153

"I do not get excited over symbolic gestures." staggerleem May 2015 #165

Agreed. OhZone May 2015 #182

Hasn't he introduced this legislation several times before, with little progress, even when Dems Hoyt May 2015 #3

Yes, but you just don't understand. frazzled May 2015 #11

Lol nailed it nt treestar May 2015 #23

With magical thinking anything is possible. Heck, you or I could be President and enact stevenleser May 2015 #72

You could not have nailed that last sentence harder. Number23 May 2015 #111

He did this in December of 2014 Agnosticsherbet May 2015 #13

Yes, The Democrats held large majorities in the Senate & House when the Banks were "bailed out". bvar22 May 2015 #60

+1 deutsey May 2015 #62

If I'm not mistaken, most of that money has been repaid. I think it was probably a good Hoyt May 2015 #85

"lot more lost jobs and a much longer worldwide recession/depression." bvar22 May 2015 #94

A financial meltdown would have affected everyone worse, especially the poor and those in Hoyt May 2015 #104

Sorry to spoil your little story, bvar22 May 2015 #112

I'm sure WG would be for anything that preserved jobs around the world. Hoyt May 2015 #118

I disagree. bvar22 May 2015 #120

Lots of Democrats disagree. Even unions supported the bailout. Hoyt May 2015 #121

We've had enough, and they're out of excuses. Initech May 2015 #5

This would have been great in 2009. JaneyVee May 2015 #6

Well, he did try... deutsey May 2015 #8

An excellent way to judge his leadership capabilities. If he can get this bill passed, he might be stevenleser May 2015 #10

Like Obama successfully gets his ideal legislation passed? arcane1 May 2015 #29

Seriously, the fact that this legislation didn't pass says less about Bernie than it does about the smokey nj May 2015 #32

And he can't really be blamed if a republican Senate doesn't vote on it n/t arcane1 May 2015 #33

It goes to the heart of why he is running. If he can't get anything more progressive passed than stevenleser May 2015 #37

That's a made-up excuse for disqualification. arcane1 May 2015 #40

It would be made up if it wasn't the reason he was running. But it is. nt stevenleser May 2015 #45

Maybe he should write a fast-track TPP bill. Repubs LOVE that. arcane1 May 2015 #47

Changing the subject won't help the facts about your chosen candidate. nt stevenleser May 2015 #58

So, who could pass a liberal bill in a republican congress? You keep avoiding that. arcane1 May 2015 #66

I'm not avoiding it, Bernie is the only one suggesting he can. So its only incumbent upon him and stevenleser May 2015 #73

Your logic is tortured. TM99 May 2015 #140

Lol! neverforget May 2015 #145

No, your thinking is magical. I'm a realist. You remind me of the Southerners in stevenleser May 2015 #160

Rhett Butler, you are not. TM99 May 2015 #167

Understanding the idea of a metaphor, you don't. Nt stevenleser May 2015 #174

You are so funny Steven. TM99 May 2015 #175

No, I'm not. But I grasp reality quite well and don't engage in magical thinking. Nt stevenleser May 2015 #177

Keep telling yourself that TM99 May 2015 #178

Lol, I'm not the one suggesting Sanders can get progressive legislation passed by this congress stevenleser May 2015 #179

Oh Steven. TM99 May 2015 #181

Excellent. So what approximation of this legislation do you expect Bernie can get passed and stevenleser May 2015 #34

I expect republicans to wipe their ass with it. arcane1 May 2015 #39

So now we're electing people to submit meaningless gesture bills that have no hope of passing stevenleser May 2015 #43

You're trying too hard. arcane1 May 2015 #46

You're confusing a ball right next to the hole with someone trying for a hole in one on a par 5 stevenleser May 2015 #48

And this someone is...? arcane1 May 2015 #50

Have no idea what you mean. nt stevenleser May 2015 #52

LOL Of course you don't arcane1 May 2015 #54

I'm here to help. nt stevenleser May 2015 #57

I bet the the initials are HRC Autumn May 2015 #59

Known for writing all those liberal bills that passed a republican Senate arcane1 May 2015 #65

lol You also have no idea what a politician is LiberalLovinLug May 2015 #162

If by politician you mean the kind of magical thinking that suggests Bernie can deliver, then no. stevenleser May 2015 #163

whoooooooooooosh LiberalLovinLug May 2015 #166

Incremental progress is over-rated ... 1StrongBlackMan May 2015 #81

LOL, exactly. Only it's even worse. This bill isn't even a swing for the fences. stevenleser May 2015 #84

Do you believe that Hillary will break up the Big Banks? bvar22 May 2015 #63

Apparently, our ideal candidate is the one the repubs agree with the most. arcane1 May 2015 #67

What is a merely a meaningless gesture to one is illustrating the courage of his convictions... LanternWaste May 2015 #74

Wasting everyone's time on something that has no effect and changes nothing doesn't take courage. stevenleser May 2015 #75

You missed the memo: choose candidates whose ideas the republicans agree with arcane1 May 2015 #77

Except when it's gun control, then going the same way with Republicans is just fine stevenleser May 2015 #88

Nice try. Actually, a lame try. You're descending into self-parody at this point. arcane1 May 2015 #99

You're the one caught in several contradictions now. Please, explain away, I'm all ears. stevenleser May 2015 #100

The topic was writing bills that repubs would vote on. Changing the topic again? arcane1 May 2015 #101

You are FULL of it. Absolutely full of it. Repetitive talking point is ridiculously lame. nt stillwaiting May 2015 #91

Sure. Judging a candidate running to be transformative on his ability to get it done is unfair. stevenleser May 2015 #92

You're transparent. nt stillwaiting May 2015 #93

Transparently realistic and fact based. Yep, that's me. nt stevenleser May 2015 #95

Mr. Cellophane I'd say. nt stillwaiting May 2015 #96

Cellophane has more substance. This one is just here to piss on liberals. arcane1 May 2015 #102

He's ridiculous. He must be laughing his ass off with his talking points. stillwaiting May 2015 #106

This message was self-deleted by its author Long Drive May 2015 #108

Do people here expect for Sanders to run his presidency by executive orders only? Number23 May 2015 #113

The point is, NO liberal bills will get through this republican Senate arcane1 May 2015 #115

I have not seen a single post say that it disqualifies Sanders. The only people who are acting Number23 May 2015 #126

Post 10: arcane1 May 2015 #128

If Sanders is elected to be transformative and cannot get anything through this Congress, what's the Number23 May 2015 #129

That was my point: Nobody can get anything through this congress arcane1 May 2015 #130

If it's difficult for anybody, and somebody wants to be "transformative" then asking what chances Number23 May 2015 #133

That's exactly it. As you can see, it's not a difficult idea to grasp stevenleser May 2015 #176

Just bringing up the issue helps! The more of the public that is aware of the problem and how it Dustlawyer May 2015 #12

Bernie Sanders is the sexiest man on the planet. Hiraeth May 2015 #18

Break 'em up! It's what the people want! Oh, yeah. The people no longer matter. Enthusiast May 2015 #24

For those saying this is meaningless, etc... SoapBox May 2015 #36

I'm not saying it's meaningless, if he can get it passed. I'll even take an approximation or stevenleser May 2015 #41

Sanders wrote a great bill that republicans hate, and that's a good thing n/t arcane1 May 2015 #42

This is why I LOVE Bernie. hifiguy May 2015 #44

Why didn't Bernie introduce this in 2009? MaggieD May 2015 #51

He did. smokey nj May 2015 #55

He did (and a few times since) deutsey May 2015 #61

So he's doing it again for political optics - right? MaggieD May 2015 #103

I don't know deutsey May 2015 #124

Go Bernie. Re-install Glass-Steagall. PufPuf23 May 2015 #56

Do you know how a Bill becomes law, it doen't need votes lewebley3 May 2015 #170

Bernie, is just talking about breaking up the Banks, He cannot strike blow to the Banks!! lewebley3 May 2015 #69

I'd love to believe Clinton would break up the too-big-to-fails. arcane1 May 2015 #80

Its not based belief's is based on Votes: Top raiser is a + lewebley3 May 2015 #87

And that's exactly why Hillary won't break up her donors n/t arcane1 May 2015 #97

Her donor's are what Bernie is using to run for office!! lewebley3 May 2015 #117

Lincoln, Roosevelt, Roosevelt and Truman, the Kennedys, and now Sanders Babel_17 May 2015 #76

HUGE K & R !!! - THANK YOU !!! WillyT May 2015 #78

Just wait and watch us fight! Duval May 2015 #89

Put Sherman Anti-Trust Act back to work! Dont call me Shirley May 2015 #90

Love him Aerows May 2015 #98

I suppose those who think Thespian2 May 2015 #105

Right? "I want a candidate who gives up or never tries!" isn't very inspiring. arcane1 May 2015 #109

Me, too Thespian2 May 2015 #110

K&R nt myrna minx May 2015 #107

Great news! Especially on the heels of the Wells Fargo lawsuit. Avalux May 2015 #114

Ooh, I hadn't seen that! arcane1 May 2015 #116

Hope there's a provision in the proposed bill to get rid of "bail ins". snappyturtle May 2015 #122

This is what Bernie Sanders is, a REAL progressive and populist. 99Forever May 2015 #123

Mega K & R L0oniX May 2015 #134

I think perhaps the author doesn't understand hughee99 May 2015 #135

What was the "body blow"... brooklynite May 2015 #136

It has as much chance of passing as a bill hughee99 May 2015 #138

if they're too big to fail, they're too big to exist...KICK KICK KICK BlancheSplanchnik May 2015 #142

Yes, finally, it does like they ARE in for a fight, and they have begun. sabrina 1 May 2015 #144

I so hope that it will work! BeanMusical May 2015 #146

kick..... midnight May 2015 #147

Goldman Sachs? BeanMusical May 2015 #148

will the left get bernie's back? no certainot May 2015 #149

Bernie!! AzDar May 2015 #154

Yes! Yes! and Yes! lonestarnot May 2015 #156

K&R Every dollar in Wall St is a vote against Bernie. raouldukelives May 2015 #158

I love Bernie, I love the spirit of this bill, Omar4Dems May 2015 #161

Bernie Promised november3rd May 2015 #164

Bernie stands head and shoulders above the rest....a true representative of the people. mother earth May 2015 #168

There are 244 Republicans and 188 Democrats LuvLoogie May 2015 #169

A body blow? liberal N proud May 2015 #171

Huge K&R woo me with science May 2015 #172

A bill that won't pass isn't any sort of "body blow." n/t Unvanguard May 2015 #173

break up those banks. They did this in the uk and new banks pay 2/3% interest to regular savers. Sunlei May 2015 #183